How to Actually Use the Defense Production Act
There is no magic in the DPA’s mere invocation. The question is what that invocation makes possible and whether it serves the country’s complex supply needs.
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The Strange Career of ‘National Security’
When the two-word phrase became a national obsession, it turned everything from trade rules to dating apps into a potential threat to the United States.
America, Meet Your (Acting) Secretary of Defense
With no military experience and just a year and a half in government, the former Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan has yet to develop a foreign-policy vision of his own.
Trump Needs a Secretary of Defense Who Agrees With Him
The president wants to withdraw from foreign military adventures. To pull that off, he’ll require a secretary who actually thinks he’s right.
A Radical Pick for the National Security Council
John Bolton’s new chief of staff comes from the Center for Security Policy, a group that was largely shunned by conservatives in Washington—but is making a comeback in the Trump era.
The Democrats Keep Capitulating on Defense Spending
On domestic policy, the party is moving left. On foreign and defense policy, the party barely exists.
New National Security Team Reflects Continuity
A big shuffle puts familiar faces in new national security roles