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America's foreign policy: Now you see it…now you don't…
The founder of Communist China, Mao Tse Tung, was famous for unpredictability -- keeping the world off balance with unexpected contradictions. In less than 100 days, President Trump has set a new standard for American leaders, flip-flopping on Syria, NATO, China — and Vladimir Putin's Russia.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThe founder of Communist China, Mao Tse Tung, was famous for unpredictability -- keeping the world off balance with unexpected contradictions. In less than 100 days, President Trump has set a new standard for American leaders, flip-flopping on Syria, NATO, China — and Vladimir Putin's Russia. Inexperience requires reliance on his advisors, so White House office politics may be more important than ever. But what does the inconsistency mean for America's strengths and weaknesses in Europe, Asia and other parts of the world?
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Sáša Woodruff
Producer, 'To the Point'
Evan George
Director of Content, News
Yael Even Or
Producer, 'Press Play'
Susan Glasser
staff writer at The New Yorker, co-author of “The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021”
Derek Chollet
German Marshall Fund
David Shlapak
RAND Corporation