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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is moving rapidly to nominate loyalists to key administration positions. How much do these choices matter? And what do his personnel choices mean for our assessments of his foreign policy? Conservative scholar Kori Schake sits down with Ravi Agrawal to share what we might expect from a second Trump term.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Transcript: How Much Do Trump’s Personnel Choices Matter?
FP Staff: Trump’s Foreign-Policy Influencers
Stephen M. Walt: The 10 Foreign-Policy Implications of the 2024 U.S. Election
Kori Schake: North Korea Joining Russia’s War Is a Sign of Weakness
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