Donald Trump is Worsening the Imbalance between Defence and Diplomacy

Friday, December 15, 2017 - 22:27 (EET) Section: Royal United Services Institute (UK)

The US has long overvalued the military and undervalued the State Department, but President Donald Trump’s winnowing of the diplomatic corps is extreme, and it comes at a time when diplomats are needed more than ever. Download the article (PDF)US President Donald Trump has made no secret of his infatuation with the military and his disregard for diplomats and past multilateral negotiations. The US Department of Defense (DoD) and State Department were already seriously imbalanced in terms of resources and capabilities. Trump’s presidency threatens to make this bad situation even worse, to the detriment of US leadership abroad.The problem …read more

Source: Royal United Services Institute (UK)