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Cleaning Up After Trump

Jun 10, 2020

Cleaning Up After Trump

Cleaning Up After Trump
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For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, William J. Burns joins WPR’s Judah Grunstein to discuss the damage President Donald Trump has done to U.S. diplomacy, the implications of another four years of Trump’s presidency, and why a “return to normal” won’t be enough if there is a new president in November.

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Relevant Articles on WPR:

Can the U.S. ‘Return to Normal’ After Trump and COVID-19?

The World Order After COVID-19 Hinges on What Kind of America Emerges

What Would ‘Restraint’ Really Mean for U.S. Foreign Policy?

After Trump, How Will the Next U.S. President Reintroduce America to the World?

Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie.

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