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Anne Applebaum joins Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer to examine Donald Trump’s foreign policy, the Russia-Ukraine war, Venezuela’s oil, Greenland, NATO, and the future of America’s alliances. Drawing on her new cover story for The Atlantic. Applebaum argues that MAGA foreign policy is driven by an increasingly potent combination of far-right ideology, private profit, and personal influence.
What happens when real-estate executives and other informal envoys displace experienced diplomats? Has the Trump administration’s approach to Russia given Vladimir Putin an incentive to prolong the war in Ukraine? And what do America’s opaque oil arrangements in Venezuela reveal about the administration’s larger ambitions?
02:22 - Why Pres. Trump's Foreign Policy Is Unlike Anything We've Seen Before
06:27 - What Does This New Vision for the World Actually Look Like?
09:52 - Why the Trump Admin is Targeting the European Union
14:02 - Grift and Ideology: How They Work Together
18:39 - Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and Amateur Diplomacy
27:12 - How Is Ukraine Still Standing?
32:29 - Why Should Americans Care About a War in Ukraine?
40:05 - Venezuela: Why a Potential Win for America Is Turning Into a Scandal
47:21 - Greenland: Military Threats and Covert Influence
50:44 - Can America Come Back From This? What Happens Next?
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This week, Anne Applebaum examines what changes to the White House and the Kennedy Center reveal about political power and culture in Washington.
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