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The ‘Foreign Policy Consensus’ Is Alive and Well in Washington

Despite branding himself a political outsider, President Donald Trump’s foreign policy reflects a deep continuity with the bipartisan consensus that has defined U.S. interventionism since the Cold War. Trump made ending America’s involvement in “endless wars” a cornerstone of his 2016 presidential campaign. On the campaign trail, he stated, “In this future, we are also […]

Despite branding himself a political outsider, President Donald Trump’s foreign policy reflects a deep continuity with the bipartisan consensus that has defined U.S. interventionism since the Cold War.

Trump made ending America’s involvement in “endless wars” a cornerstone of his 2016 presidential campaign. On the campaign trail, he stated, “In this future, we are also going to keep our country out of the endless wars that have defined Hillary Clinton’s career.”