Eric Bazail-Eimil

Washington, D.C., United States

National Security Reporter at POLITICO

By day: national security reporter @politico. By night: grad student @GeorgetownCLAS. Dolphins/Hoyas apologist. Talk to me: [email protected]

Articles

Will the real Iran policy stand up?

6 days ago | politico.com | Eric Bazail-Eimil |Connor O'Brien |Felicia Schwartz

President Donald Trump said Wednesday, “We haven’t made that decision yet,” as to whether Iran could enrich uranium for a civil nuclear program. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images With help from Nahal Toosi, Joe Gould and Daniel LippmanSubscribe here | | The Trump administration isn’t shying away from discussing the technical details of its desired nuclear deal with Tehran. But top officials are causing some confusion about where exactly the White House stands on enrichment.
Washington hopes India-Pakistan tensions defuse

1 week ago | politico.com | Eric Bazail-Eimil |Robbie Gramer

Pakistan has called the May 7 Indian airstrikes an "act of war" and is vowing to respond. | Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images. With help from Amy Mackinnon, Daniel Lippman, Nahal Toosi and Felicia SchwartzSubscribe here | | Pakistan is vowing to respond to a series of Indian airstrikes against its territory, as the U.S. makes clear it doesn’t want tensions between the two nuclear powers to get out of hand.
Making sense of Trump’s defense spending math

1 week ago | politico.com | Joe Gould |Connor O'Brien |Eric Bazail-Eimil |Robbie Gramer

Republican hawks say President Donald Trump needs to enter high-stakes negotiations with Iran and Russia with a better funded U.S. military behind him. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images With help from Jack Detsch, Daniel Lippman and Kyle CheneySubscribe here | | President DONALD TRUMP and Defense Secretary PETE HEGSETH have promised a $1 trillion defense budget. Their budget doesn’t deliver it — unless you squint.
Questions swirl around Rubio’s new (new) job

1 week ago | politico.com | Robbie Gramer |Eric Bazail-Eimil

It is unclear how long Secretary of State Marco Rubio will stay acting national security adviser. | Pool photo by Julien de Rosa With help from Katherine Tully-McManus and Daniel LippmanSubscribe here | | People in the Trump world and seasoned national security officials are puzzling over how Secretary of State (and acting national security adviser) MARCO RUBIO will juggle two of the world’s most demanding day jobs at once — and what it means for the trajectory of U.S. national security.
Trump to rename Veterans Day as ‘Victory Day for World War I’

1 week ago | politico.com | Eric Bazail-Eimil

The president said the move is needed for America “to start celebrating our victories again!” President Donald Trump said Thursday the United States is "going to start celebrating our victories again!” | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he would rename Veterans Day as “Victory Day for World War I” in an attempt to purportedly celebrate U.S. military victories.
Waltz’s golden demotion, Rubio’s surprise

1 week ago | politico.com | Eric Bazail-Eimil |Robbie Gramer

National security adviser Mike Waltz will trade the West Wing for Turtle Bay, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio will run the National Security Council on an interim basis. | Pool photo by Saul Loeb With help from Amy Mackinnon, Mia McCarthy and Daniel LippmanSubscribe here | | In nominating national security adviser MIKE WALTZ to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, President DONALD TRUMP managed to solve two vexing personnel challenges before him.
Trump nominates Waltz to be UN ambassador

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ali Bianco |Eric Bazail-Eimil

President Donald Trump announced he will nominate Mike Waltz to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations just hours after reports came out that the national security adviser was getting ousted from his current position. Waltz’s removal from his post, and nomination for another, follows a tumultuous time that included the leaked Signal chat scandal.
Inside Trump’s plan to turbocharge foreign arms sales

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Robbie Gramer |Joe Gould |Eric Bazail-Eimil

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, are proposing major changes to the Arms Export Control Act. | Evan Vucci/AP With help from Paul McLeary, Eli Stokols and Phelim KineSubscribe here | | The Trump administration is urging Congress to loosen its oversight of U.S. arms sales — in what could be a welcome move in Europe, where frustrated NATO allies have long pleaded for faster access to American weapons.
The natsec headaches Canada’s new leader inherits

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Robbie Gramer |Eric Bazail-Eimil |Joe Gould

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney already faces a bevy of national security headaches centered on the Trump-fueled breakdown of U.S.-Canada ties. | Jordan Pettitt/AP With help from Connor O’Brien, Nahal Toosi and Daniel LippmanSubscribe here | | The Donald giveth, the Donald taketh away. New Canadian Prime Minister MARK CARNEY may have U.S. President DONALD TRUMP partly to thank for his Liberal party’s resurrection and historic electoral win.
Hegseth to tear down Defense Department women and conflict program Trump signed into law

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Eric Bazail-Eimil

The 2017 bill Trump signed into law was backed by two current Cabinet members when they were members of Congress.