After a savage, rude, and nasty campaign that reminded the public yet again why they are so often apathetic about politics, the American people finally chose their 45th president. President-elect Trump’s blockbuster showing on Election Day is over, and now it’s time to get to work.

Although we still don’t know who all of Trump’s picks will be for the most important national security posts, the direction that U.S. security policy takes over the next four years will help determine whether the United States gets stuck with problems that it cannot solve or steers clear of making ambitious commitments that it cannot keep.