The Grave Dangers and Deep Sadness of ‘America First’
Donald Trump’s vision for the U.S. role in the world runs counter to the best and brightest ideas of this proud country of immigrants.
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David Bosco
Max Boot
Rosa Brooks
Thanassis Cambanis
Elizabeth Dickinson
Laurie Garrett
Kim Ghattas
Julia Ioffe
Leela Jacinto
Whitney Kassel
Jeffrey Lewis
Aaron David Miller
Suzanne Nossel
Thomas E. Ricks
David Rothkopf
Kori Schake
Emile Simpson
James Stavridis
Bruce Stokes
James Traub
Stephen M. Walt
Lauren Wolfe
Michela Wrong
Micah Zenko
The National Security Hole at the Heart of the Trump Transition
Thousands of key policymakers — from State to the Department of Defense — still need to be appointed to new positions. But nothing’s happening.
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America’s Spies Need to Watch Their Backs
Donald Trump’s disparagement of the CIA and apparent plans to shake up the intelligence community are a serious threat to American security.
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Donald Trump’s Pivot Through Asia
President Obama’s signature rebalance to the Pacific never really got off the ground. Could Trump succeed where he failed?
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How to Wage Hybrid War on the Kremlin
President Obama has been shamefully derelict in making Putin pay a price for his aggression. It’s time to give Vladimir a taste of his own medicine.
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David Petraeus Would Be a Great Secretary of State
The general with more terrorist blood on his hands than any other American is the right choice for America’s top diplomat.
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Trump’s ‘America First’ Is the Twilight of American Exceptionalism
In more ways than liberals care to admit, Trump’s foreign policy might look like Obama’s. That’s not a good thing.
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Why a Trump Presidency Might Not Be as Awful as We Fear
Can he be reined in from the rhetoric of his campaign?
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This Lifetime GOP Voter Is With Her
Why I’m voting for Hillary Clinton, and why real Republicans should, too.
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Duterte’s Flip-Flop Into Bed With China Is a Disaster for the United States
With the Philippine president ditching Washington for Beijing, the contest to control the South China Sea just got a lot more complicated.
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About Max Boot
Max Boot is the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick senior fellow for national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. His forthcoming book is “The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Experience in Vietnam.”
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