AFP, Nov. 18, 2016 – President-elect Donald Trump has offered the influential post of national security adviser to his campaign adviser, former general Michael Flynn, US media reported Trump officials as saying.
Highly respected as a decorated military intelligence officer helping combat insurgent networks in Afghanistan and Iraq, Flynn, 57, served as Trump’s leading adviser on national security issues during the campaign and was a highly visible surrogate, with a hardline stance on radical Islam.

As national security adviser, he would provide one of the most influential voices on foreign policy as well as some of the most pressing security issues facing the country, including the battle against the Islamic State group, China’s rising challenge in the South China Sea and elsewhere, and opposition from Russia.
Flynn would serve as the administration’s main contact with the Pentagon, State Department and intelligence agencies, overseeing a staff of around 400 people.