The Center for Western Civilization, Thought and Policy presents:
Is there a Trump doctrine?
Tuesday, 9/19/2017
7:00PM
University Memorial Center听235
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Free and open to the public.
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Two warring tendencies have vied for ascendancy: traditional Republican vigilant internationalism largely emblematic of Ronald Reagan versus a repudiation of America's post-World War II's role as the world's default power. Unlike Ronald Reagan, who came to office with a long, well defined consistent set of core convictions, Trump approaches politics more transactionally, envisioning politics as the art of the deal. Trump's foreign policy will have greater volatility than a conventional politician, such a Reagan, because of the synergy of Trump's impulsive and volatile nature, mixed with his transactional听political propensities.
That said Trump's self-designated foreign policy of Principled Realism has conditionally gravitated to resemble a more traditional version of vigilant Republican internationalism than the听belligerently isolationist outlook ascendant during much of the Republican campaign. Conservatives should be conditionally pleased rather than dismayed by what Trump has done so far and where his policy seems to be heading. The motto of Reaganite internationalists with regard to Trump is 'trust but verify'. Any prognostication about Trump should marinate in caveats. Hope that sensible, solid advisors such as Secretary of Defense Mattis and UN Ambassador Haley bring out and sustain the better angels of Trump"s nature. 听For all his shortcoming, Trump internationally is a more dangerous gamble than Hillary Clinton, the fist mate formulating Obama's Dangerous Doctrine that weakened America and lowered the barriers to aggression in the world's most important geopolitical regions. 听Trump may turn out badly. Hillary Clinton would have.
Featuring:
Robert Kaufman, Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy
Sponsored By:
Center for Western Civilization, Thought and Policy (CWCTP)
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