April 2, 2021 last updated 16:22 ET President Donald Trump speaks at the White House, Washington, Oct. 10, 2020 (AP photo by Alex Brandon).
Trump Broke the Foreign Policy Mold. Some of His Ideas Are Worth Keeping The Editors Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020
President Donald Trump’s presidency has in many ways undermined America’s global standing and its ability to work together with other countries. But on some issues, “His willingness to question long-running common wisdom about U.S. foreign policy has actually been a benefit and an asset to America,” says Emma Ashford, a senior fellow at the New American Engagement Initiative in the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. She joined WPR’s Elliot Waldman on the Trend Lines podcast this week to look back on four years of Trump’s foreign policy initiatives and pick out aspects of his legacy that are worth preserving.
April 12, 2021 last updated 9:8 ET President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One, Washington, Dec. 12, 2020 (AP photo by Patrick Semansky).
What’s Worth Salvaging From Trump’s Foreign Policy The Editors Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020
During his four years in office, President Donald Trump has worked methodically to tear up just about any foreign policy initiative or multilateral treaty that had Barack Obama’s fingerprints on it, from the Paris climate accord to the Iran nuclear deal to the policy of so-called “Strategic Patience” with North Korea. While President-elect Joe Biden is understandably promising a completely different approach in some areas, there are some aspects of his presidency that are worth preserving and building on.
Suzanne E. Spaulding, a Senior Advisor for the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies says, “We are fortunate in the field of cybersecurity to have a deep and growing bench of experts who also happen to be women and/or persons of color. We cannot afford to keep them on the sidelines of our efforts to help the public and policymakers understand these issues, any more than we can afford not to have them in our workforce.”
“There is nothing inherent in cybersecurity that should prevent anyone, regardless of race, gender, sexuality, religion, or national origin from helping to secure the essential networks on which we all rely. We are stronger when we work together,” says