George Packer's Blog, page 11

Where Did Donald Trump Get Two Hundred Million Dollars to Buy His Money-Losing Scottish Golf Club?

Adam Davidson, in his first installment of a new column about President Donald Trump���s financial activity, examines Trump Turnberry, a golf course Trump purchased and renovated for two hundred million dollars.

The Activist Effort to Find the Children the Government Took From Their Parents

Jonathan Blitzer writes about efforts by the A.C.L.U. and other organizations to help find parents and children that were separated at the U.S. border.

Trump Belittles NATO in the Run-Up to the Putin Summit

Robin Wright on Donald Trump���s actions at the NATO summit, where he stunned allies by demanding that they double defense-spending commitments and calling Germany a ���captive of Russia.���

An Israeli Aid Worker���s Clandestine Effort to Help Syrian Refugees

Bernard Avishai writes about the hunger and heat exposure Syrian refugees face following a regime-led offensive.

In Andrew Wheeler, Trump Gets a Cannier E.P.A. Chief

Carolyn Kormann writes on Andrew Wheeler, Scott Pruitt���s replacement as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, who shares his desire, with Trump, to destroy Obama���s climate-policy legacy.

Israeli, Saudi, and Emirati Officials Privately Pushed for Trump to Strike a ���Grand Bargain��� with Putin

Adam Entous writes that officials from Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates have repeatedly encouraged the Trump Administration to end Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia in return for Putin���s help in removing Iranian forces from Syria.

Betraying Justice for Rwanda���s Genocide Survivors

Jina Moore writes on the potential early release from prison of Aloys Simba, Dominique Ntawukulilyayo, and Hassan Ngeze, three of the Rwandan genocide���s central perpetrators.

How the Trump Administration Is Exploiting Iran���s Burgeoning Feminist Movement

Azadeh Moaveni writes about the #TheGirlsofRevolutionStreet in Iran, and the U.S. State Department���s embrace of women���s rights.

The Maps of Israeli Settlements That Shocked Barack Obama

Adam Entous on State Department maps showing Israeli settlements in the West Bank that inspired deep concern and a changed approach to the region by Barack Obama and John Kerry.

The Fall of Wisconsin and the Rise of Randy Bryce

Dan Kaufman on the congressional campaign of the Democrat Randy Bryce in Wisconsin���s First District, which has been represented for twenty years by the outgoing House Speaker, Paul Ryan.