Dr. James Lindsay — an expert on the domestic politics and process of U.S. foreign policymaking — joined ITS’ Liam Kraft and Melissa Ballard to discuss U.S. diplomatic strategy and the domestic politics shaping America’s foreign policy and international position at the 7-month mark — just over 200 days — into the Biden administration.
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Ali Wyne — an expert in the field of geopolitics and a rising voice in U.S. Foreign Policy circles — joined ITS’ Liam Kraft (Director, U.S. Foreign Policy Programme) to discuss U.S. foreign policy and grand strategy in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, rising great power competition, and the U.S. debate over democratic values.
On May 3, a U.S.-led mercenary group sailed to the fishing village of Chuao in Venezuela, only to be immediately apprehended while attempting to land. Even as events were unfolding, it became apparent that the small group was plotting to capture and overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. While this spectacular fiasco might appear an anomalous deviation, it is in fact representative of past American conduct in the Western Hemisphere.