Micah Zenko

Micah Zenko is the co-author of Clear and Present Safety: The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters to Americans.

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A copy of former President George Washington's personal copy of the Constitution and Bill of Rights is viewed at Christie's auction house on June 15, 2012 in New York City.
A copy of former President George Washington's personal copy of the Constitution and Bill of Rights is viewed at Christie's auction house on June 15, 2012 in New York City.

This Is How a Constitution Dies

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Micah Zenko
President Donald Trump gestures while speaking about mask wearing during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Sept. 16, 2020.
President Donald Trump gestures while speaking about mask wearing during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Sept. 16, 2020.

The Dangerous Foreign-Policy Fallout of Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis

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Micah Zenko
In this handout photo provided by the White House, President Donald J. Trump in the Situation Room of the White House on Oct. 26, 2019 in Washington.
In this handout photo provided by the White House, President Donald J. Trump in the Situation Room of the White House on Oct. 26, 2019 in Washington.

This Is What America Looks Like Without Grand Strategy

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Micah Zenko, Rebecca Lissner
National Security advisor Susan Rice and others listen while U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement to the press after a meeting with commanders at the Pentagon Oct. 8, 2014 in Washington.
National Security advisor Susan Rice and others listen while U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement to the press after a meeting with commanders at the Pentagon Oct. 8, 2014 in Washington.

The Foreign-Policy Blob Is Structurally Racist

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Micah Zenko
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci and others arrive for the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus in the White House in Washington on April 22.
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci and others arrive for the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus in the White House in Washington on April 22.

The United States Will Learn Nothing From the Pandemic

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Micah Zenko
Former first lady Laura Bush and former President George W. Bush greet President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump
Former first lady Laura Bush and former President George W. Bush greet President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump

The Coronavirus Is the Worst Intelligence Failure in U.S. History

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Micah Zenko
Protective N-95 face masks
Protective N-95 face masks

Coronavirus Fears Are a National Security Crisis

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Micah Zenko
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to U.S. troops during a surprise Thanksgiving Day visit at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on Nov. 28.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to U.S. troops during a surprise Thanksgiving Day visit at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on Nov. 28.

How Hypocrisy Became Standard Operating Procedure for the U.S. Government

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Micah Zenko
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren attend a news conference in Washington on July 24, 2018.
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren attend a news conference in Washington on July 24, 2018.

A Foreign-Policy Cheat Sheet for the Democratic Debates

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Micah Zenko
Carl Muscarello and Edith Shain, who claim to be the nurse and sailor in the famous photograph taken on V-J Day, kiss next to a sculpture based on the photograph in Times Square to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II on Aug. 14, 2005 in New York City. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Carl Muscarello and Edith Shain, who claim to be the nurse and sailor in the famous photograph taken on V-J Day, kiss next to a sculpture based on the photograph in Times Square to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II on Aug. 14, 2005 in New York City. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Nostalgia Is a National Security Threat

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Micah Zenko
President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and former President Barack Obama at the Washington National Cathedral on Dec. 5, 2018. (Alex Brandon/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and former President Barack Obama at the Washington National Cathedral on Dec. 5, 2018. (Alex Brandon/Getty Images)

Trump Is America’s First Contradiction-in-Chief

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Micah Zenko
Then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis listens while President Donald Trump speaks before a meeting with military leaders in the White House in Washington on Oct. 23, 2018. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
Then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis listens while President Donald Trump speaks before a meeting with military leaders in the White House in Washington on Oct. 23, 2018. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

James Mattis Wasn’t Ready to Serve in a Democracy

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Micah Zenko
Americans watch President George W. Bush address the nation on March 19, 2003 in Marlton, New Jersey. (Don Murray/Getty Images)
Americans watch President George W. Bush address the nation on March 19, 2003 in Marlton, New Jersey. (Don Murray/Getty Images)

6 Questions to Ask Before Starting Your Next War

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Micah Zenko
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis departs after meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Ministry of Defense on April 19, 2017, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images)
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis departs after meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Ministry of Defense on April 19, 2017, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images)

The Pentagon Loves Saudi Arabia, in Sickness and in Health

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Micah Zenko
An ice sculpture by the artistic duo Ligorano/Reese spells out the word “truth” in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 22. (Olivia Hampton/AFP/Getty Images)
An ice sculpture by the artistic duo Ligorano/Reese spells out the word “truth” in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 22. (Olivia Hampton/AFP/Getty Images)

The Problem Isn’t Fake News From Russia. It’s Us.

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Micah Zenko
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