Trump’s Go-To Justification for Contentious Decisions: National Security

The administration has invoked national security in a variety of matters, including the White House ballroom and offshore ...
Defense One

The National Security Council is missing in action

Three weeks into the U.S. war with Iran, it seems increasingly evident that President Donald Trump and his administration miscalculated how Iran would respond to attacks. The administration’s ...
The Conversation

How the National Security Council typically functions to plan and fully assess risks when presidents consider going to war

Three weeks into the U.S. war with Iran, it seems increasingly evident that President Donald Trump and his administration miscalculated how Iran would respond to attacks. The administration’s ...
NPR

U.S. exempts oil industry from protecting Gulf animals, for 'national security'

A committee of Trump administration officials voted unanimously on Tuesday to exempt the oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico from requirements of the Endangered Species Act, a move that would ...
The New York Times

Trump Follows His Gut. His National Security Advisers Try to Keep Up.

Decisions come fast, even if contradictions and inconsistencies abound. But without much of a process, there is little preparation for how things can go wrong. By David E. Sanger David E. Sanger has ...