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National security advisers manage decision-making as advocates or honest brokers

  • Written by Gregory F. Treverton, Professor of Practice in International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
National security advisers manage decision-making as advocates or honest brokersMike Waltz speaks with reporters in the press room at the White House on Feb. 20, 2025.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

The removal of Mike Waltz as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser – formally the assistant to the president for national security affairs – raises the question of just what that position entails and also what...

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