Mattis’s Resignation Alarms US Allies Fortune, 21 December 2018, Why Mattis’s Resignation Has Raised Alarms from Seoul to Brussels Extract:  US Secretary of Defense General James Mattis’s abrupt 20 December resignation reignites concerns from Seoul to Brussels about the stability of American alliances and the direction of policy under President Trump, a mercurial, impetuous and…

James Mattis’s Letter of Resignation “My views on treating allies with respect and also being clear-eyed about both malign actors and strategic competitors are strongly held and informed by over four decades of immersion in these issues.” On Thursday, December 20, Secretary of Defense James Mattis submitted a letter of resignation to President Donald Trump. “Because you…