EP 16 Can Anyone See an Adult in the Foreign Policy
Room?
America's foreign policy is the expression of its goals in the world and
of how it proposes to achieve them, a reflection of the nation's
interests and a guideline of how to interact with other countries.
Global interdependence and the breakdown of traditional barriers has
increased the complexity of foreign policymaking. The distinction
between foreign and domestic issues is no longer pronounced, and as the
global financial crisis of 2008 proved, local decisions have ripple
effects abroad. Understanding how foreign policy is made and conducted
in the U.S. is crucial to participating in this democratic project.
But how in the world does one uderstand the opening acts of the Trump
Administration's foreign policy machinery?
Pamela Crossley
of Dartmouth College and Sarwar Kashmeri of
Norwich University pick up this thread in this and the next episode of
"Orient Espresso." |