Decades ago, President Eisenhower defeated the isolationist faction of the Republican Party. Now Trump is toppling his legacy, Miller Center scholar William Hitchcock writes in Politico.
I think Turkey, unfortunately, is become a leading example of what some political scientists call electoral authoritarianism. There are other examples of this, like Russia and Egypt and a number of other countries for that matter, where the government allow elections, albeit with lots of restrictions, but they govern in a very authoritarian way.
Scholars, like contemporary observers, continue to argue heatedly over the quality of President Ronald Reagan’s strategy, diplomacy, and leadership. This paper focuses on a fascinating paradox of his presidency: By seeking to talk to Soviet leaders and end the Cold War, Reagan helped to win it.
Last week President Donald Trump delivered a major foreign policy address at the United Nations, attacking North Korea, Iran, and Venezuela, while emphasizing US sovereignty. Veteran diplomat Eric Edelman, a Miller Center Senior Fellow, takes a look at Trump's speech and specifically North Korea with the Center's Tom van der Voort.
