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Published August 3, 2026
The end of the Cold War left the United States without a clear strategic doctrine for a changing international system. Skinner argues that the Trump Doctrine is the first serious effort since the Cold War to establish a new strategic framework for US foreign policy. It places sovereignty, reciprocity, alliance burden-sharing, and competition with China at the center of American statecraft, while rejecting open-ended nation-building and inherited assumptions that no longer reflect global realities.
Check out more on the topic:
- Read "Managing National Security in a Time of Geopolitical Transition" here.
- Read "The Iran War at the Crossroads" here.
- Read "Lessons from the Recent Conflicts for Future War with China" here.
Learn more about Kiron K. Skinner here.
Recorded on August 14, 2025.
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