Elizabeth Saunders

Professor of Political Science at Columbia University who focuses on international security and U.S. foreign policy

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President Trump’s trade war and Friday’s Oval Office berating of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky represent a remarkable shift in American foreign policy.

What tariffs, Oval Office blowup say about Trump’s foreign policy

President Trump’s trade war and Friday’s Oval Office berating of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky represent a remarkable shift in American foreign policy.

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