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Election ResultsNationWorldOur Team Family reveals American vanished in Afghanistan two years ago Peter Bergen By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst Updated 2:53 PM ET, Thu January 5, 2017 (CNN) Some time in May 2014, Paul Overby, an American writer in his 70’s, disappeared as he was traveling between Khost in Afghanistan and North Waziristan […]

No, President-elect Trump: Russian hacking is not like the CIA’s WMD fiasco Peter Bergen By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst Updated 9:00 AM ET, Wed January 4, 2017 Trump mocks intel agencies on Russian hack U.S. P Story highlights Iraq WMD misjudgment was huge scandal for CIA; has completely changed how agency forms its […]

Trucks as killing machines: A frightening form of low-tech terror Peter Bergen By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst Updated 9:09 AM ET, Tue December 20, 2016 Peter Bergen: Both ISIS and al Qaeda have urged that vehicles be used as weapons Bergen: Such attacks are difficult to guard against, can cause great casualties Peter […]

How Trump can respond to US hostage appeal Peter Bergen By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst Updated 11:58 AM ET, Wed December 21, 2016 Couple abducted, kids born in captivity Story highlights Peter Bergen: Video appeal to President-elect by kidnapped American is unprecedented It’s long past time for hostages of Haqqani Network to be […]

December 2, 2016 Friday 4:11 PM EST Inside the mind of ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis BYLINE: By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst SECTION: OPINIONS LENGTH: 1709 words In picking General Jim Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday night that he has found his “General George Patton.” Yet that label may not really capture what makes […]

December 1, 2016 Thursday 1:02 PM GMT Ohio State attack ‘has its roots in the United States’ BYLINE: By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst, and David Sterman LENGTH: 917 words DATELINE: (CNN) Editor’s note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona […]

November 28, 2016 Monday 8:58 PM EST Why David Petraeus would be a smart choice for Trump’s secretary of state BYLINE: By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst SECTION: OPINIONS LENGTH: 1192 words President-elect Donald Trump met Monday in Manhattan with Gen. David Petraeus who is under consideration to be secretary of state. After the […]

Obama’s counterterrorism adviser on threats facing Trump administration Peter Bergen By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst Updated 7:16 AM ET, Sun November 20, 2016 President Obama’s top counterterrorism adviser tells Peter Bergen ISIS is on the run Lisa Monaco warns of possibility of terrorist attack in early days of Trump presidency “Peter Bergen is […]

President-elect Trump’s inbox By Peter Bergen Updated 3:47 PM ET, Wed November 9, 2016 See Putin weigh in on Trump election win 02:08 Story highlights Peter Bergen offers some ideas on what to do about four of the most significant foreign policy and national security issues that President-elect Donald Trump will soon face “Peter Bergen […]

Inside the mind of Trump’s national security guru Peter Bergen By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst Updated 10:33 AM ET, Fri November 11, 2016 Story highlights Peter Bergen: Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn wants aggressive stance against “radical Islam” Bergen says if Flynn is picked expect him to get US closer to Russia “Peter Bergen […]