The United States needs more disagreement on national security policy
Publisher
The Hill
Date
2024-12-27
In this time of deep partisan divisions, it is tempting to celebrate rare areas of bipartisan consensus. U.S. policy on countering China is the most significant example.
But policies born of too much agreement, and too little dissent, bring their own risks. These moments of overwhelming unanimity can escalate conflict, prompt foreign governments to undercut U.S. national security, and result in unlawful targeting of domestic groups seen as linked to foreign adversaries. U.S. officials setting China policy must be careful to avoid this path.
Citation
Ashley S. Deeks & Kristen Eichensehr, The United States needs more disagreement on national security policy, The Hill (December 27, 2024).