Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst, a vice president at New America, and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. (CNN) We all have a general sense of what "national security" means and what threatens it. Indeed, the coronavirus crisis is shaping up to be a "hinge event" in American history, like the Great Depression or 9/11. WHAT THE FUTURE SHOULD BRINGReframing how we think about and pay for "national security"As we rethink the meaning of national security, the US must change the way it manages its resources and money. To the degree the pandemic is a hinge event, it will likely inspire both the best and worst impulses of leaders, states and peoples.

Source: CNN May 07, 2020 21:07 UTC