Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Yep

Douthat on Trump's surprisingly coherent foreign policy.
But those of us who fear Trump also need to be honest when he exceeds our expectations. Before his election, I wanted a Republican foreign policy that was less hubristic and more calculating than what most leading G.O.P. politicians were offering, that showed a willingness to limit foreign interventions and conduct diplomatic experiments while also trying to maintain United States primacy in a more multipolar, Chinese-influenced world. 
Within certain limits, and with a lot of stumbling and bluster, that’s roughly what Trump has delivered. And however his foreign policy looks by November 2020, I suspect that future administrations of both parties will often find themselves imitating the strategy of his first two years.
I notice many criticize Trump's foreign policy ideas for the possibility they will create future disasters, and yet support policies that have already proven to create disasters...(ie interventions, etc)

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