Instead of making slash and burn cuts at State, a top-to-bottom review is needed. President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress have a mandate for change in the foreign policy arena. The key is to channel that mandate to actions that will make us safer and more prosperous. Trump believes in a “peace through strength” …
Month: March 2017
Absolutely Reorganize, But Don’t Break Foreign Assistance
President Trump’s election and Republican control of Congress created a mandate for change. In the case of foreign affairs and foreign assistance, the challenge is to channel that mandate and the resulting political capital in ways that will make this country stronger and safer. Here is how to review who is doing what and fix what is broken.
Daniel Runde 