The Wall Street Journal published on 30 August 2025 an article titled "Trump Turns to Small Group of Advisers, Shrinks National Security Council" by Alexander Ward and Robbie Gramer.
The Trump administration has downgraded the role of the National Security Council and reduced the staff to less than 150 compared to about 400 in previous administrations. The change leaves President Trump reliant on a handful of senior advisers for guidance on foreign policy.
Just Security published on 20 April 2022 a commentary titled "How to Fix the Broken Position of U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa" by Cameron Hudson, Atlantic Council.
Two U.S. special envoys for the Horn of Africa--Jeffrey Feltman and David Satterfield--have come and gone over the course of a year. The Biden administration needs a strategy that takes into account all of the Horn's crises and lays out a clear mandate for the special envoy, who also has the full backing of the National Security Council.
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