Op-Ed Columnist Two Ex-Spies and Donald Trump An old K.G.B. hand, Vladimir Putin, would be happy to see his admirer elected, but a former C.I.A. director, Robert Gates, sees Trump as unfit. By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
G.O.P. Foreign Policy Figures Denounce Donald Trump’s Worldview In an open letter, prominent figures in both Bush administrations warned that Mr. Trump’s vision of U.S. power was “wildly inconsistent” and lacking in principle. By DAVID E. SANGER
The Libya Gamble In Their Own Words: The Libya Tragedy Architects of the Libyan intervention lament its aftermath. Interviews by JO BECKER and SCOTT SHANE
First Draft Joe Biden’s Account of Stance on Bin Laden Raid Conflicts With Others The vice president said Tuesday that he had not opposed the 2011 raid on a Pakistani compound that killed Osama bin Laden, contradicting in some respects how others in the administration at the time remember the deliberations. By MAGGIE HABERMAN
Study Says Faster Medical Evacuation Was Lifesaver for U.S. Troops The defense secretary’s orders in 2009 for quicker medevac and improved trauma care saved hundreds in Afghanistan, a report said, and may hold lessons for the military today. By THOM SHANKER
Boy Scouts Are Poised to End Ban on Gay Leaders The Boy Scouts of America is poised to change its long-divisive stance, while leaving room for some scouting groups to restrict leadership jobs. By ERIK ECKHOLM
Archive of Captured Enemy Documents Closes The documents included detailed records of Saddam Hussein’s high command in Iraq and Qaeda records from Afghanistan; Pentagon officials say they are planning to transfer the archive to a civilian institution.
Rising Dissent and Lawsuits Pushed Scouts to Change The president of the Boy Scouts of America called for an end to the organization’s ban on openly gay leaders amid the looming threat of lawsuits.
Boy Scouts’ President Calls for End to Ban on Gay Leaders Robert M. Gates, the group’s president and the former secretary of defense, said the Scouts “must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it to be.” By ERIK ECKHOLM
Michiko Kakutani’s 10 Favorite Books of 2014 Michiko Kakutani chooses books by Gary Shteyngart, Robert M. Gates, Phil Klay, Lena Dunham, Marilynne Robinson and others. By MICHIKO KAKUTANI
In Ashton Carter, Nominee for Defense Secretary, a Change in Direction Mr. Carter, President Obama’s choice to be defense secretary, is a centrist who may advocate a stronger use of American power. By HELENE COOPER, DAVID E. SANGER and MARK LANDLER
Former Defense Secretary Gates Is Elected President of the Boy Scouts Robert M. Gates, who supported the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military, formally takes leadership of an organization that continues to be roiled by its policy on gay Scouts and leaders.
Congressional Memo Years Before His Bipartisan Luster, a Rough Reception for Gates Strong criticism of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. by former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates recalls his tough battles with Congress in 1987 and 1991 over his nomination as C.I.A. director.
In Command In his memoir “Duty,” the former defense secretary Robert M. Gates provides revelations about major decisions made from late 2006 to 2011.
Listening Post White House, in Gates’s Telling, Restrained Clinton In former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates’s account, Hillary Rodham Clinton fares better than the president or vice president.
Op-Ed Columnist Two Ex-Spies and Donald Trump An old K.G.B. hand, Vladimir Putin, would be happy to see his admirer elected, but a former C.I.A. director, Robert Gates, sees Trump as unfit. By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
G.O.P. Foreign Policy Figures Denounce Donald Trump’s Worldview In an open letter, prominent figures in both Bush administrations warned that Mr. Trump’s vision of U.S. power was “wildly inconsistent” and lacking in principle. By DAVID E. SANGER
The Libya Gamble In Their Own Words: The Libya Tragedy Architects of the Libyan intervention lament its aftermath. Interviews by JO BECKER and SCOTT SHANE
First Draft Joe Biden’s Account of Stance on Bin Laden Raid Conflicts With Others The vice president said Tuesday that he had not opposed the 2011 raid on a Pakistani compound that killed Osama bin Laden, contradicting in some respects how others in the administration at the time remember the deliberations. By MAGGIE HABERMAN
Study Says Faster Medical Evacuation Was Lifesaver for U.S. Troops The defense secretary’s orders in 2009 for quicker medevac and improved trauma care saved hundreds in Afghanistan, a report said, and may hold lessons for the military today. By THOM SHANKER
Boy Scouts Are Poised to End Ban on Gay Leaders The Boy Scouts of America is poised to change its long-divisive stance, while leaving room for some scouting groups to restrict leadership jobs. By ERIK ECKHOLM
Archive of Captured Enemy Documents Closes The documents included detailed records of Saddam Hussein’s high command in Iraq and Qaeda records from Afghanistan; Pentagon officials say they are planning to transfer the archive to a civilian institution.
Rising Dissent and Lawsuits Pushed Scouts to Change The president of the Boy Scouts of America called for an end to the organization’s ban on openly gay leaders amid the looming threat of lawsuits.
Boy Scouts’ President Calls for End to Ban on Gay Leaders Robert M. Gates, the group’s president and the former secretary of defense, said the Scouts “must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it to be.” By ERIK ECKHOLM
Michiko Kakutani’s 10 Favorite Books of 2014 Michiko Kakutani chooses books by Gary Shteyngart, Robert M. Gates, Phil Klay, Lena Dunham, Marilynne Robinson and others. By MICHIKO KAKUTANI
In Ashton Carter, Nominee for Defense Secretary, a Change in Direction Mr. Carter, President Obama’s choice to be defense secretary, is a centrist who may advocate a stronger use of American power. By HELENE COOPER, DAVID E. SANGER and MARK LANDLER
Former Defense Secretary Gates Is Elected President of the Boy Scouts Robert M. Gates, who supported the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military, formally takes leadership of an organization that continues to be roiled by its policy on gay Scouts and leaders.
Congressional Memo Years Before His Bipartisan Luster, a Rough Reception for Gates Strong criticism of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. by former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates recalls his tough battles with Congress in 1987 and 1991 over his nomination as C.I.A. director.
In Command In his memoir “Duty,” the former defense secretary Robert M. Gates provides revelations about major decisions made from late 2006 to 2011.
Listening Post White House, in Gates’s Telling, Restrained Clinton In former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates’s account, Hillary Rodham Clinton fares better than the president or vice president.
