by John Bolton;
Pence media attack by, 90, 91
Punggye-ri test site in, 84, 91
and Putin-Trump Helsinki meeting, 155
and return of US Korean War remains, 108, 112, 122
sanctions on, 22, 23, 31, 68, 72, 79, 80, 88, 89, 96–98, 107, 111, 118, 119, 121, 126, 290, 320–21, 324–27, 328, 330, 334, 335, 340–43, 345–46, 360, 389
Six-Party talks with, 78, 93, 117, 320, 333
and Trump as talker, 371
Trump concerns/views about, 18, 22, 26, 28–29, 31, 34, 77, 80, 82–83, 87, 114, 118–21, 123–24, 132, 217, 320, 334–35, 340–43, 345, 357, 390
and UN Security Council, 22, 111, 325, 341, 343, 345
US hostages in, 79, 83–84, 88
and US strike against Syria, 80
See also Kim Jong Un–Trump DMZ Summit; Kim Jong Un–Trump HanoiSummit; Kim Jong Un–Trump Singapore Summit; North Korea—and South Korea; specific person or nation
North Korea—and South Korea and denuclearization of North Korea, 78–79, 81, 113, 114–15, 116–17, 119
and food aid to North Korea, 342–43, 351
and Kim Jong Un–Trump Hanoi Summit, 332
and Kim Jong Un–Trump Singapore Summit, 78, 81, 83–84, 87, 89, 91, 92–93, 95, 100, 114
Moon/South Korea concerns about relations between, 319, 326, 328, 332, 333, 338, 340, 351
Moon-Trump discussions about, 351
and North Korea nuclear/ballistic weapons, 28, 29, 78, 81, 113, 114, 116, 119, 326, 328, 333, 338, 340–43
reunification of, 78, 116, 328
and South Korea’s “Sunshine Policy,” 30
summit between, 78, 80–81
and “Sunshine Policy” of South Korea, 30
and US–South Korea military exercises, 85, 87, 97, 334
Norway, 377, 378
NRA (National Rifle Association), 173
Obama, Barack and Afghanistan, 443, 493
Arms Trade Treaty and, 173
and authoritarian regimes, 272
and Benghazi crisis, 271
Bolton views about, 5, 134
and China, 289
and coronavirus pandemic, 316
and Cuba, 249, 251, 264
cybersecurity/meddling in US elections and, 157, 174–75, 176, 182
defense spending and, 134–35
and external threats to Western Hemisphere, 248
and Gates book, 493
immigration issues and, 228
INF Treaty and, 160, 172
and Iran, 19, 74, 79, 110, 192, 252, 387, 390, 391, 396, 407, 411, 413
and Iraq, 18, 192
NATO and, 133–34, 145, 147
New START and, 151, 161
and Nicaragua, 264
and North Korea, 78, 82, 109, 321, 333, 355
and retaliation against attacks on US, 75
and Russia, 131–32, 152, 153, 180, 446
sanctions and, 366
and Syria, 43, 44, 46, 50, 52
Trump views/comments about, 44, 52, 76, 109, 110, 153, 191, 407, 411, 413
and Ukraine, 140, 446
UN Human Rights Council and, 27
and Venezuela, 255, 264
Obamacare, 17, 18, 19
Office of Management and Budget, 317, 470
Olympics 2016, 112
2019, 30
Omar, Ilhan, 415
Operation Sentinel, 413–14
Orban, Viktor, 462
Organization of American States, 252–53, 265
Ornato, Tony, 349
Osaka, Japan: G20 Summit in (2019), 312, 313, 385, 463
Padrino, Vladimir, 254, 256, 257, 258, 265, 276–77, 278, 279, 280, 282
Pakistan, 28, 160, 217, 218, 325, 423
Palestine/Palestinians, 21, 27, 75
Panama, 265
pandemic, coronavirus, 314–18, 489, 491
Panmunjom Declaration, 80, 81, 110
Paraguay, 265
Paris: Trump trip to, 241–42, 243
Paris Climate Accords, 21, 173
Parly, Florence, 196
Patrushev, Nikolai Bolton and, 128, 129, 159, 160–61, 162, 166, 463
INF Treaty and, 159, 160–61, 162, 164, 166
and Ukraine, 446, 452, 453
Patterson, Anne, 11
Paul, Rand and Afghanistan, 67
Bolton and, 10, 31, 38, 67
and Iran, 409, 411, 415
as isolationist, 10
and Khashoggi murder, 235
Pompeo and, 67
and revocation of security clearances, 225
and Russia sanctions, 181
and Syria, 197
Pelosi, Nancy, 27, 401
Peltz, Nelson, 17
Pemones, 266, 267
Pence, Mike and Afghanistan, 215, 425, 432, 435, 437, 438, 439, 440
and Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit, 171, 242
Bolton and, 8–9, 18, 20, 28, 82–83, 90, 482
and Canada, 308
and China, 295, 308, 312
elections of 2020 and, 200, 239, 244
and Gulf of Oman tanker attack, 392
Hudson Institute speech of, 295
INF Treaty and, 171
and Iran, 74, 190, 378, 392, 394, 399, 405
and Kim Jong Chol–Trump meeting, 99
and Kim Jong Un–Trump Singapore Summit, 88, 90, 95
and Kim Yong Chol–Trump meeting, 95, 96, 97
Kislyak-Flynn issue and, 12
McCain funeral and, 226
media attack on, 90, 91
NATO and, 477, 478
and North Korea, 90, 91, 92, 121, 323, 332, 346
and Poland, 437
Pompeo and, 121, 233
Putin and, 157, 171
Ricardel and, 243
and Strait of Hormuz tanker attack, 378
at Summit of the Americas, 49
and Syria, 47, 51, 53, 55, 210
Trump and, 82–83, 90, 157
at Trump’s Ireland golf resort, 479
and Turkey, 187
and Ukraine, 456, 461, 477, 478
and US–South Korea war games, 113
and Venezuela, 252, 255, 256, 268, 274–75, 276, 281
and Winter Olympics (2019) in South Korea, 30
Zelensky Warsaw meeting and, 477, 478–79
Pentagon. See Defense Department, US; specific person
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, US House, 486–87
Perry, Rick, 252, 269, 368, 461, 462–63, 464, 465
Persian Gulf War (1990–91), 209, 394
Petraeus, David, 14
Petro-China, 262
Philippines: Trump-Bolton discussion about, 20
Poindexter, John, 37
Poland, 434, 437, 468, 473, 476. See also Warsaw, Poland
The Politics of Diplomacy (Baker), 490
Pompeo, Mike and Abe-Trump discussions, 81
and Afghanistan, 67, 215, 217–21, 222, 354, 423, 424, 426, 428–32, 435–36, 439–40, 441
Ambassadors relationship with, 463
and Arab nations, 58, 394, 397, 450
and Bolton NSA appointment, 37–38, 40
Bolton relationship with, 100, 322, 354, 406, 409, 428–29
and Bolton resignation, 409
Bolton views about, 354–55, 428–29, 431
and Bolton’s replacement, 143
breakfast meetings of, 37–38, 72, 100, 115, 124, 162, 163, 192, 193, 196, 218, 221, 397–401
Breakfast Package option and, 397–401, 406
and Canada, 308
and China, 116, 118, 299, 308, 311, 312, 314
CIA appointment of, 7, 12
and cybersecurity, 177
and discord/dysfunctionality in Trump Administration, 229, 230–31, 232, 233, 234–35, 238, 239, 240, 245
G7 meeting and, 104
Haley and, 238, 239, 240, 450, 451–52
and Houthi attack in Saudi Arabia, 397
immigration issues and, 229, 230–31, 232
and impeachment proceedi
ngs, 483
and India-Pakistan relations, 325
INF Treaty and, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165–66, 167, 168, 172
and Iraq, 190, 203, 375, 383
and Israel, 389, 419, 420
and Israeli air strike in Lebanon and Syria, 419
and Japan, 359
and Kelly resignation/firing, 25, 232, 240
Kerch Strait incident and, 450, 451
Khamenei comment about, 363
and Khashoggi murder, 231, 233, 234–35
and Kim Yong Chol–Trump meeting, 95
leaks and, 481
management style of, 463
Mattis and, 37–38, 72, 100, 115, 124, 162, 163, 192, 196, 198, 219, 220, 233, 240
McMaster resignation and, 25
Mnuchin and, 233
and Moon–Kim Jong Un meeting, 92
and Moon-Trump discussions, 82, 89
Mulvaney appointment and, 245
NATO and, 137, 139, 142, 143
and New York Times Syria article, 206
Paul deal with, 67
Pence and, 233
and Putin-Trump Helsinki meeting, 153
resignation thoughts of, 143, 158, 406, 409, 413, 422, 459
and Russia, 64, 181, 450, 451
Secretary of State nomination/confirmation of, 33, 48, 59, 67
Shanahan and, 198
and South Korea, 338, 340, 348, 354, 355, 359
State Department bureaucracy and, 65–66
and Strait of Hormuz tanker attack, 378
and Syria, 48, 59, 193, 194–95, 196, 205, 206, 208, 209, 211
and Time intelligence briefings story, 323–24
Trump and, 110, 116, 164, 203, 205, 206, 240, 390, 406, 458
and Turkey, 185, 186, 187, 188, 193, 196, 205, 206, 208, 209
and Ukraine, 450, 451, 460, 461, 463, 468, 469, 470, 471, 475, 476, 480
and UN Human Rights Council withdrawal, 238
and US–South Korea war games, 113
and Venezuela, 249, 250, 252, 254, 257, 258, 259, 260, 269, 271, 273, 279, 282
and Yemen, 450
Yovanovitch and, 454–55, 456, 457
and Zarif-Trump meeting, 419, 420, 421–22
and Zelensky-Trump Warsaw meeting, 477
Pompeo, Mike—and Iran and Abe-Iran discussions, 390
and Abe mission to Iran, 390
and American casualties, 394
and attack on US Baghdad embassy, 190, 383
and attacks in Strait of Hormuz, 378
and Bolton discussions, 65–66
and Foreign Terrorist Organizations, 363
and Iran as major international threat, 75
and Iran nuclear deal, 65–66, 390
and Iranian oil production/sales, 369, 370, 390, 394, 413
and Israeli air strikes in Lebanon and Syria, 410
Khamenei comments about, 363, 392
and Macron proposals, 412, 416
and Mnuchin–Le Maire discussions, 412, 421
relationship between, 371
and sanctions/waivers for Iran, 72, 369, 370, 413
and Trump briefings, 375, 380, 384, 412
and Turkish-US relations, 208
and US response to Iranian attacks, 190–91, 396, 397–400, 402–6, 409, 410, 412, 413
Pompeo, Mike—and North Korea and Biegun, 320, 322, 354
Bolton-Pompeo relationship and, 322, 354
and Bolton transcript of Xi Jinping “comments” to Kim Jong Un, 121–22
and criticisms of Bolton and Pompeo by North Korea, 333, 346
denuclearization of North Korea and, 117, 118, 119, 354
and Kim Jong Un–Pompeo meetings, 118, 120, 125–26
and Kim Jong Un–Trump DMZ meeting, 347, 348, 354
and Kim Jong Un–Trump Hanoi Summit, 319–20, 322–27, 329, 330–31
and Kim Jong Un–Trump post-Singapore Summit meeting, 119–20, 124, 125
and Kim Jong Un–Trump relationship, 78
and Kim Jong Un–Trump Singapore Summit, 62, 79–81, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94–97, 98, 99–100, 104–7, 110, 111–12, 113, 114
Kim Yong Chol and, 319–20
and media attack on Pence, 90
and Moon–Kim Jong Un meeting, 92
and New York Times Kim Jong Un—Trump DMZ story, 354
and North Korea missile tests, 340
and North Korea trip of Pompeo, 116–18, 120–21, 125
and sanctions on North Korea, 334, 335, 336
and Trump’s undercutting of policies for North Korea, 390
and US hostages in North Korea, 79, 82, 83–84
Poroshenko, Petro Bolton meetings with, 161, 447–48
elections and, 449, 450, 455
and Germany, 450
and Kersh Strait incident, 449–50
martial law and, 450, 452
Merkel discussion with, 452
Trump views about, 450
and Ukraine independence anniversary, 161, 447
Zelensky inauguration and, 460
Porter, Rob, 33
Pottinger, Matt, 108, 312, 343, 353
Powell, Colin, 37, 490
Powell, Dina, 239
Powell, Jerome, 299, 371
pre-publication review process, 487–88, 490–94
Presidential Records Act, 466
Priebus, Reince and Bolton role in Trump Administration, 9, 10, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21
firing of, 24
and Trump-Bolton Mar-a-Lago meeting, 15, 16
Principals Committee (NSC) and China, 292
cybersecurity and, 176–77
Iran nuclear deal and, 75
and North Korea, 322, 334
and results of Kim Jong Un–Trump Singapore Summit, 119
and Syria, 47, 50–51
and Ukraine, 469
and Venezuela, 251–52, 269, 277, 282
Prystayko, Vadym, 473
Putin, Vladimir and Belarus, 476
Bolton and, 128–32, 149, 151–52, 168–70, 186
Erdogan conversation with, 52–53
INF Treaty and, 15, 168–70, 171
and Iran, 131, 132, 150, 170
and Israel, 132
Kerch Strait incident and, 452–54, 459, 471, 475
Macron and, 59, 417
May views about, 149
Merkel discussion with, 452
NATO and, 153
Netanyahu and, 150, 154, 155, 170
New START agreement and, 151
and North Korea, 132
Pence discussion with, 171
reelection of, 33–34
Rouhani letter to, 373
and Saudi Arabia–US relations, 236
style/tactics of, 130, 158
and Syria, 44, 52–53, 130, 131, 150, 170
Tillerson appointment and, 10
and Ukraine, 131–32, 153, 445, 447, 452, 459, 462, 471
and Venezuela, 262, 283
Zelensky and, 462, 475
See also Putin, Vladimir—and Trump; Putin, Vladimir-Trump Helsinki meeting; Russia
Putin, Vladimir—and Trump and Bolton-Trump discussion about Putin, 151–52
at G20 meetings, 171, 172, 174, 452–54, 459
and Putin visit to Washington, 128
relationship between, 181, 293–94
and Trump as talker, 371
and Trump comments/views about Putin, 44, 63, 127, 156–57, 186
Trump discussions/meetings with, 7, 33–34, 64, 152–58, 170, 283, 459, 463
See also Putin, Vladimir–Trump Helsinki meeting (2018)
Putin, Vladimir–Trump Helsinki meeting (2018) ABM Treaty and, 130
agenda for, 130–32
arms control and, 130, 151, 155
Bolton role in, 152
and Bolton trip to Russia, 127–32
Bolton-Trump discussion about, 151–52
Bolton views about, 132, 154
Browder issue and, 154, 156
and China, 154
choice of location for, 128
/> and Crimea, 153, 156
and EU, 154
Golan Heights issue and, 151
and how to deal with Putin, 153
and indictment of GRU officials, 154, 156
INF Treaty and, 151
and Iran, 130–31, 153, 154, 155
and Israel, 155
May’s views about, 149
and North Korea, 155
outcomes of, 154, 159
press conference for, 155–56
Putin arrival for, 153
Putin-Trump discussion at, 153–55
and Russian meddling in US elections, 132, 151–52, 154, 155, 156–57
and sanctions on Russia, 180
summary of, 155
and Syria, 130–31, 153, 154, 155
and Ukraine, 131–32, 155
Qaddafi, Muammar, 82
Qatar, 188, 385, 440
Qualcomm, 309
Quayle, Dan, 309, 314
Quds Force, 363, 364, 372, 374, 391, 397
Reagan, Ronald, 4, 159, 321, 324
Republicans and Afghanistan, 220, 436
cybersecurity and, 178
elections of 2018 and, 214
elections of 2020 and, 489
and impeachment proceeding, 485, 489
and Iran, 76, 369, 402, 413
and Kim Jong Un–Trump Singapore Summit, 107
NATO and, 137
New START and, 151, 166
and North Korea, 329
SWIFT system and, 76
and Syria, 196
and Taliban, 480
and US–South Korea war exercises, 113, 115
and Venezuela, 255
See also specific person
Reykjavik Summit (1986): Reagan-Gorbachev, 321, 324
Ri Yong Ho, 327, 348
Riah (tanker), 414
Ricardel, Mira as Deputy National Security Advisor, 39
INF Treaty and, 165, 166, 167
Kupperman as replacement for, 320
and leaks, 237
Mattis and, 236–37, 241
and Melania Trump staff, 237–38, 241, 243
resignation/firing of, 242, 243
and South Korea–US war exercises, 114
Wall Street Journal story about, 242
Rice, Condi, 37, 41, 130, 158, 332
Rice, Susan, 37
Risch, Jim, 402
Rodgers, Cathy McMorris, 9
Rodriguez, Delcy, 266
