Trump’s National Security Chaos: What Needs to be Done

Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair

Earlier this week, I wrote about the dysfunction and danger associated with Donald Trump’s national security policies, processes, and personnel.  No one should expect the Trump administration to correct these deficiencies.  It lacks the personnel, the experience, the inclination to do so.  But we should nonetheless focus on what needs to be done.

The most important problem is the current tension and rivalry between the United States and China. ...