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Trump's US Foreign Policy - Hussein Banai | 2025 Episode 12
Episode 12
Tuesday, 24 June, 2025
In this episode, we’re joined by Associate Professor Hussein Banai, a leading scholar of international relations, for an in-depth journey through the shifting landscape of American foreign policy under Donald Trump.Together, we travel across critical regions—from the Korean Peninsula and the Middle East to Europe, Russia, China, and Latin America—to scrutinise the core principles guiding U.S. actions on the global stage.We discuss the most recent and dramatic development: the 2025 Israel-Iran conflict, during which the U.S. carried out major strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.Dr Hussein Banai is an Associate Professor of International Studies at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University, also a Research Affiliate at the Center for International Studies, MIT, and currently a visiting fellow at the Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania. In fall 2024, he was the Zahedi Family Fellow at the Program in Iranian Studies at Stanford University.Dr Banai is widely recognised for his interdisciplinary approach, international relations and political theory, with particular focus on topics in political ideologies, conflict, diplomatic history and practice, and modern Iran.Chapters:From Disruption to Consolidation: Trump’s Second Term StrategyTrump’s Confident Unilateralism in Foreign PolicyAmerican Political Culture and the Think Tank EcosystemAmerica First Policy: Domestic Appeal and ImplementationThe Strategic Use of “America First” Despite International ConcernsInside the National Security Council: Roles and FunctionsPersonnel Quality in US Foreign Policy Decision-MakingDecoding US Foreign Policy Statements: Research ChallengesNorth Korea Diplomacy: Prospects for a Second Trump-Kim SummitMiddle East Triangulation: US-Israel-Iran Relations and Trump-Netanyahu DynamicsSteve Witkoff’s Contrasting Negotiation MandatesTrump’s Scepticism Toward Multilateral Institutions and FrameworksNeighbours First – Trump’s Approach to Canada, Mexico, and Latin AmericaUnderstanding Trump’s Foreign Policy Through IR TheoriesEU vs. Member States: Trump’s Fragmented View of EuropeTrump’s Geopolitical Take on the EU: Weakness, Irrelevance, or Rival?China Policy: Strategic Rivalry Meets Economic InterdependenceTaiwan’s Role in Trump’s China StrategyTrump and Putin: Personal Chemistry and Strategic AmbiguityU.S. Sanctions on Russia: Tools of Pressure or Leverage for a Deal?Why Trump Believes Iran Must Never Go NuclearIran in Trump’s First Term: Maximum Pressure, Minimal Results?2025 Israel-Iran Conflict – U.S Strike on Iran’s Nuclear InfrastructureOfficial Websitehttps://irthinker.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
