Niall Ferguson: Trump’s Foreign Policy? Reality TV Politik

Niall Ferguson: Trump’s Foreign Policy? Reality TV Politik

There’s realpolitik. And then there’s reality TV politik. There’s foreign policy realism, of the kind associated with Henry Kissinger. And then there’s Donald Trump’s twist: real estate-ism.Anyone trying to assess the foreign policy of this White House needs to appreciate these distinctions. The various individuals responsible for national security in the Trump administration are united in their rejection of both the liberal idealism that inform…

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It’s Tuesday, June 3. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: The Muslim Brotherhood’s capture of Europe; Uri Berliner on the suicide of the American dream; Trump ignores a clear order to sell TikTok; and more. But first: Niall Ferguson on Donald Trump’s dealpolitik. How far is Donald Trump willing to go for a deal? Yesterday came the news that the United States has [……