Rebeccah Heinrichs is a senior fellow on the Hudson Institute the place she makes a speciality of nuclear deterrence and missile protection, a f
Rebeccah Heinrichs is a senior fellow on the Hudson Institute the place she makes a speciality of nuclear deterrence and missile protection, a former adviser to congressional Republicans, and one of many sharpest defenders of Donald Trump’s overseas coverage.
Heinrichs sees a transparent overseas coverage worldview animating the Trump administration — one with extra successes to its identify than critics are prepared to confess. I see a worldview that – even for those who agree with it — is inconsistently utilized, and one whose targets are sometimes undermined by the president’s impulsive, anti-strategic conduct on the world stage. So I requested Heinrichs to come back on my podcast and persuade me that I’m mistaken.
On this dialog, Heinrichs and I talk about how Trump shattered the overseas coverage consensus that preceded him, why he sees China as such a central menace to American pursuits, the trade-offs that include partaking in multilateral agreements and establishments, whether or not the threats America faces require international cooperation to handle, the significance (or lack thereof) of how different nations view America, the ways in which Trump undermines his personal purported overseas coverage goals, Trump’s ally-bashing, the US-Saudi Arabia alliance, the Trump administration’s stance on human rights, what we are able to count on if Trump features a second time period, and way more.
My dialog with Heinrichs will be heard on The Ezra Klein Present.
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