Eric Schmitt

NY Times national security correspondent

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Eric Schmitt is a senior writer for the New York Times, covering terrorism and national security issues. He is the co-author of Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign against al Qaeda.

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The U.S.

Terrorism and military coups spread through West Africa

The U.S.

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The controversy over whether or not President Trump called the relatives of the four soldiers who were recently killed in Niger obscured the bigger questions: What are we doing in…

What has the U.S. been doing in Niger?

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