Is Trump’s Middle East Policy a Break From the Past?
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Is Trump’s Middle East Policy a Break From the Past?
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump visited three countries in the Middle East—Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar—on the first scheduled foreign trip of his second term. While many of the headlines from the trip focused on the 747 jetliner Qatar donated for use as Air Force One, it’s probably more notable that Trump rejected decades of Western intervention in the region and declared that there would be “no more lectures” from America. Is the Trump administration re-aligning American priorities in the region? F. Gregory Gause, visiting scholar at the Middle East Institute, joins FP Live to discuss why the Gulf monarchies are rising in importance.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Howard W. French: What Trump Got Right in the Middle East
Agathe Demarais: The U.S. Economy Is Now Trump Enterprises
Michael Hirsh: A New Authoritarian Era in the Mideast?
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Trump’s Promise of Mass Deportations
U.S. President Donald Trump came to office promising mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, but he hasn’t actually hit the numbers he said he would. Is that because it’s harder than it sounds, or are more plans in the works? And what will Trump’s immigration policy do to America’s standing in the world? Janet Napolitano, a former governor of Arizona and secretary of homeland security under President Barack Obama, joins FP Live to share her experience managing the issue of illegal immigration.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Jonathan M. Katz: Trump’s Deportation Machine Takes Shape
Christina Noriega: Trump’s Aid Freeze Is Undermining His Immigration Policy
Daniel B. Baer: Trump’s Brain Drain Will Be Europe’s Gain
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Will India and Pakistan Go to War?
Two nuclear-armed countries, India and Pakistan, are locked in their most serious conflict in two decades. Early Wednesday morning, after weeks of pledging to retaliate for the deadliest terrorist attack in more than a decade, India launched missiles across its border into Pakistan. Meanwhile, Pakistan claims it took down Indian fighter jets and has vowed to respond.
FP’s Ravi Agrawal asks Tanvi Madan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, how far tensions could spiral. They discuss the options for de-escalation and what role external powers can play.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Ravi Agrawal: How India and Pakistan Can Pull Back From the Brink
Rishi Iyengar: A Tale of Four Fighter Jets
Sumit Ganguly: What Is the Risk of a Conflict Spiral Between India and Pakistan?
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100 Days of Trump: The Ask-Me-Anything Edition
To mark the first 100 days of the second Trump White House, we have a special ask-me-anything episode. Amid a firehose of news, which policies will endure, and which are purely rhetorical? How does Foreign Policy find the signal in the noise?
FP Live’s executive producer, Dana Sherne, turns the tables on host Ravi Agrawal as he assesses the implications of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Ravi Agrawal: Trump Is Ushering In a More Transactional World
Stephen M. Walt: Trump Is Not a Revolutionary
Daniel Treisman: The Deep Familiarity of Donald Trump
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The Realist POV on Trump’s First 100 Days
April 29 marks the 100th day of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term. What do foreign policy experts make of his administration’s performance so far, as it continues to wage a trade war, reshape long-standing diplomatic relationships with allies and alliances, and advance a new world order? FP columnist Emma Ashford sits down with Ravi Agrawal to discuss.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Emma Ashford: Four Explanatory Models for Trump’s Chaos
Emma Ashford and Matthew Kroenig: Is the World Overreacting to Trump?
Nicholas Bequelin: The Key to Understanding Trump’s Chaotic Foreign Policy
John J. Mearsheimer in Foreign Affairs: Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West's Fault
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