Daniel W. Drezner
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Their wordsThe truth is that the Trump years have torn asunder America’s foreign policy community. There is no common foreign policy consensus.
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Their wordsAs the Trump administration staggers towards its midterm reckoning, it is worth taking yet another look at Marco Rubio’s stewardship of the State Department in particular and American foreign policy more generally. Because, unfortunately, the trendline is continuing in a negative direction.
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Their wordsAs Rubio continues to politicize the State Department, the Washington Sun’s Eric Katz reports that the State Department is attempting to force out senior foreign service officers viewed as political questionable
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Their wordsStewart portrayed a different, more cerebral model of leadership than William Shatner’s more erratic and impulsive James T. Kirk without sacrificing anything in the way of charisma.
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It is entirely acceptable to have a rooting interest in the elections of other countries.
Their wordsMy earnest take, as someone who strongly prefers democracy to the alternative, is that it is entirely acceptable to have a rooting interest in the elections of other countries.
↗Do Other Countries’ Elections Matter?danieldrezner.substack.com
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Their wordsUnfortunately, U.S. foreign policy right now is a complete shitshow.
↗American Foreign Policy Horror Storydanieldrezner.substack.com
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Their wordsFurthermore, even a strong midterm performance from Democrats will not necessarily constrain a determined Donald Trump from wreaking even more carnage.
↗American Foreign Policy Horror Storydanieldrezner.substack.com
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Their wordsEconomically, the tariffs have accomplished very little beyond a moderate increase in inflation and a moderate increase in the trade deficit.
↗Has America Hit Peak Protectionism?danieldrezner.substack.com
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Their wordsUniversities are too busy scrapping diversity statements, funding centers for conservative thought, and appeasing conservative trustees to be able to indoctrinate anyone into Marxist ideology.
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Their wordsIf the Democrats shellack the Republicans in a few weeks, will Trump be able to claw back control over Congress using more extralegal means? Nah. Maybe they will try — but they will not succeed.
↗Exposure Therapy for Democrats, Part Threedanieldrezner.substack.com
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Their wordsThe devolution of the State Department shows no signs of slowing.
↗Heckuva Job You’re Doing, Marco Rubio!danieldrezner.substack.com
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The culture of the Trump administration guarantees that special envoys will not be constrained.
Their wordsBut the story also reveals why the culture of the Trump administration guarantees that this will not happen: The secretary of state is not managing anything at Foggy Bottom so he can stay close to the president; The deputy secretary of state is an insecure martinet who would never have been placed in such a high position in any competent administration; The special envoys appointed by Trump will either leak to the press or complain to the White House if anyone tries to rein in their activities.
↗Heckuva Job You’re Doing, Marco Rubio!danieldrezner.substack.com
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Their wordsMaybe it will not formally happen until after the midterms but Kimberly Guilfoyle’s time as an ambassador is nearing its end.
↗Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Two Weeks Noticedanieldrezner.substack.com
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Their wordsMake no mistake, however, as the Guilfoyle leaks multiply, she’s not long for this administration.
↗Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Two Weeks Noticedanieldrezner.substack.com
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Their wordsAll of the trendlines for Democrats look really good for November 3rd being a good night.
↗Exposure Therapy for Democrats, Part Twodanieldrezner.substack.com
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Their wordsTo repeat a theme: there are no adults in the White House right now.
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Their wordsLet’s be clear: Rubio’s speeches are dime-store rhetoric grasping at profundity and failing.
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Their wordsThe cabinet officials valorized as the adults in the room are acting like brats.
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Their wordsThe public mood on Trump is already historically sour. It will only get more so after a bad midterm performance, as Republicans disillusion in their standard-bearer kicks in.
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Their wordsSo, on the whole, Trump’s trade agenda is alienating allies and angering the American public.
↗So How is the Trump Trade Agenda Going?danieldrezner.substack.com
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Their wordsOf course, pledges and plans do not always bear fruit. And Canada’s geography cannot be changed; no matter how much Carney tries to diversify Canada’s economy away from the United States, there will always be some asymmetric dependence.
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Their wordsThe thing is, while Trump’s staffers and advisers might be aware of the effect of political gravity, Trump himself remains unaware that he and his feckless subordinates have steered his administration off of a political cliff.
↗Welcome to the Wile E. Coyote Momentdanieldrezner.substack.com
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Their wordsthe steady accumulation of humiliating defeats that have badly eroded U.S. deterrent power.
↗The Beclowning of the State Department Continues Apacedanieldrezner.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsThe most obvious problem is that Marco Rubio continues to hold both the Secretary of State and national security advisor positions. This has been going on for nearly 18 months now and it's obviously not working well at all.
↗The Beclowning of the State Department Continues Apacedanieldrezner.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Trump's foreign policy and national security team is staffed with incompetent people at every level.
Their wordsRemember: when it comes to Trump's foreign policy and national security team, it's incompetents all the way down.
↗The Beclowning of the State Department Continues Apacedanieldrezner.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsSo it does not seem as though U.S. preferences in the Persian Gulf will be achieved - which means prices in general and energy prices in particular are likely to stay high.
↗Donald Trump Is No Longer Feareddanieldrezner.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsThe current problem with prices might be one part AI construction boom, but it is one part Trump's tariffs and one part Trump's war in Iran as well.
↗Donald Trump Is No Longer Feareddanieldrezner.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Trump is globally hated but not feared, the opposite of where Machiavelli said a prince should be.
Their wordsIn Machiavellian terms, Trump is no longer feared, and he's definitely no longer liked. Instead, he is hated - which is the one thing Machiavelli stressed should be avoided at all costs.
↗Donald Trump Is No Longer Feareddanieldrezner.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsExcessive use of financial statecraft, alliances with overseas populists, or prolonged bouts of anti-immigrant hysteria, however, will force even close allies to start thinking about alternatives.
↗The Dollar Will Be the Last Pillar To Falldanieldrezner.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsthe dollar's status is not a harbinger of U.S. hegemonic decline - it's a lagging indicator.
↗The Dollar Will Be the Last Pillar To Falldanieldrezner.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece