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This commander in chief is clueless Opinion by Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst Updated 9:54 PM ET, Wed October 9, 2019 Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is completing a book about President Trump’s national security team […]

A year later, what Khashoggi’s murder says about Trump’s close ally Opinion by Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst Updated 6:58 PM ET, Mon September 30, 2019 Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is completing a book about […]

Whistleblower’s complaint is a devastating report from a savvy official By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst Updated 2:26 PM ET, Thu September 26, 2019 Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is completing a book about President Trump’s […]

Trump’s team of flunkies Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is completing a book about President Trump’s national security team and policies. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion articles at CNN. (CNN)What […]

Trump gets amnesia on Iran Opinion by Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst Updated 3:24 PM ET, Mon September 16, 2019 Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is completing a book about President Trump’s national security team and […]

Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is completing a book about President Trump’s national security team and policies. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion articles at CNN. (CNN)John Bolton’s defenestration was a […]

Trump smells a bad deal, makes the right call on Taliban peace talks Opinion by Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst Updated 3:32 PM ET, Sun September 8, 2010 Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is completing a […]

Mattis had problems with Trump — and with Obama, Biden and Bush Opinion by Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst Updated 6:08 AM ET, Thu September 5, 2019 Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is completing a book […]

The huge threat to America that Trump ignores By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst, and David Sterman Updated 5:55 PM ET, Sun August 4,  Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is the author of “United States of […]

Bin Laden heir dead: A blow to al-Qaeda? By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst Updated 12:17 PM ET, Thu August 1, 2019 Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is the author of four books about al-Qaeda including […]