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Juliette Kayyem

Cambridge

Senior National Security Analyst at CNN

Contributor at Freelance

Prof @Kennedy_School, @CNN National Security Analyst, @TheAtlantic, Consultant, Author. Obama @DHSgov. Read THE DEVIL NEVER SLEEPS. Pulitzer finalist. 3x mom.

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Articles

  • 1 week ago | theatlantic.com | Juliette Kayyem

    Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and his family are lucky to have survived the arson attack on his official residence in Harrisburg early Sunday. It was the second act of violence in the state against a high-profile politician in less than a year; last July in Butler, a would-be assassin’s bullet grazed Donald Trump’s ear during a campaign rally—the first of two attempts on his life in 2024.

  • 2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Juliette Kayyem

    Most summers, Old Orchard Beach, Maine, welcomes a lot of Canadian visitors, who typically make up about 40 percent of the coastal town’s tourists. But this year will be different. Since taking office, President Donald Trump and his administration have mocked Canada’s leaders, imposed steep tariffs on its goods, subjected its citizens to more stringent visitor-registration requirements, and threatened its very independence in juvenile ways.

  • 1 month ago | slate.com | David Plotz |John Dickerson |Juliette Kayyem

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  • 1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Juliette Kayyem

    While telling the Cabinet this week about his attack on the federal government, Elon Musk admitted, chuckling, that an Ebola-prevention effort was "one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly." Previous administrations understood that helping foreign countries-for instance, by stopping the spread of a deadly hemorrhagic fever in Africa-protects Americans too.

  • 1 month ago | theatlantic.com | Juliette Kayyem

    While telling the Cabinet this week about his attack on the federal government, Elon Musk admitted, chuckling, that an Ebola-prevention effort was “one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly.” Previous administrations understood that helping foreign countries—for instance, by stopping the spread of a deadly hemorrhagic fever in Africa—protects Americans too.

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Juliette Kayyem
Juliette Kayyem @juliettekayyem
21 Apr 25

I have been fascinated by the Hegseth phenom for sometime and I look forward to its closure. @TheAtlantic

The Atlantic
The Atlantic @TheAtlantic

“The military’s rules have changed to catch up with how military personnel operate in the real world, even if it annoys culture warriors on Fox News,” @juliettekayyem writes: https://t.co/N92V97iMXD

Juliette Kayyem
Juliette Kayyem @juliettekayyem
21 Apr 25

A month ago and truer today.

Juliette Kayyem
Juliette Kayyem @juliettekayyem

"We base our safety and security on a belief that the secretary of defense is qualified and truthful. . . and I would say I have tremendous doubts about both of those.” @CNN @AudieCornish https://t.co/FbvFJvTb66

Juliette Kayyem
Juliette Kayyem @juliettekayyem
21 Apr 25

The Senator has no military experience. Also, in the context of many of the complaints against Hegseth, "expose myself" is super creepy.

Markwayne Mullin
Markwayne Mullin @SenMullin

I will lead the breach. I will lay down cover fire. I will take the high ground. I’ll expose myself to enemy fire to communicate. We must bring back integrity, focus, and put the Warfighter first inside DOD. I stand with @SecDef @PeteHegseth. 🇺🇸