Political scientist Stephen Walt says President Donald Trump promised to make the US stronger, however lots of his insurance policies are making it weaker.
United States President Donald Trump’s unpredictability isn’t strengthening the US place within the Iran warfare, as “the Iranians don’t have any cause to imagine something Trump tells them”, argues Stephen Walt, professor of worldwide relations at Harvard College.
Walt tells host Steve Clemons that the warfare is now in a “hurting stalemate” the place “neither aspect actually desires to escalate; they’re simply ready for the opposite aspect to crack”.
On the Palestinian-Israeli entrance, Walt doesn’t see a gap for a real political answer, as neither US celebration is prepared to exert strain on Israel, the place “there’s nonetheless a really robust dedication to ‘Better Israel’”.
Revealed On 23 Aug 2026
