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Opinion by Peter Bergen and Laura Tillman Updated 5:11 PM EDT, Wed August 9, 2023 — In May 2018, then-President Donald Trump canceled the agreement with Iran to restrain its nuclear weapons program, saying “the Iran deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into.” In fact, […]

Opinion by Peter Bergen and Erik German Updated 6:53 PM EDT, Thu July 6, 2023 Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America, a professor of practice at Arizona State University, and the host of the Audible podcast “In the Room with Peter Bergen” also on Apple and Spotify. Erik German is the senior […]

Opinion: What Putin must be dreading Opinion by Peter Bergen Updated 9:13 AM EDT, Sun June 25, 2023 Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America, a professor of practice at Arizona State University, and the host of the Audible podcast “In the Room with Peter Bergen” also on Apple and Spotify. The opinions expressed […]

Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America, a professor of practice at Arizona State University, and the host of the Audible podcast “In the Room with Peter Bergen” also on Apple and Spotify. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. CNN —  At the heart of the case of “United States […]

Updated 10:13 AM EDT, Sat June 10, 2023 Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America, a professor of practice at Arizona State University, and the host of the Audible podcast “In the Room” also on Apple and Spotify. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. CNN —  The […]

Opinion by Peter Bergen Published 2:24 PM EDT, Mon April 24, 2023 Editor’s Note: 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 “The Cost of Chaos: The Trump Administration and the World ” and was the […]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/28/opinions/afghanistan-democracy-biden-questions-bergen/index.html Opinion: Why Biden’s support for democracy rings a little hollow Opinion by Peter Bergen 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 “The Cost of Chaos: The Trump Administration and the World.” The views expressed […]

Editor’s Note: 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 “The Cost of Chaos: The Trump Administration and the World.” The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN. Sulaymaniyah, Iraq […]

Opinion: ‘At my first meeting with Saddam Hussein, within 30 seconds, he knew two things about me,’ says FBI interrogator Peter Bergen Opinion by Peter Bergen Updated 9:51 AM EDT, Tue March 14, 2023 Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at […]

Opinion: What went right and wrong on Covid Opinion by Peter Bergen Updated 10:06 AM EST, Thu March 2, 2023 Editor’s Note: 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 “The Cost of Chaos: The Trump […]