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Hal Brands discusses three possible scenarios for the world after Trump, exploring changes in international relations and foreign policy.
It’s widely accepted that the post-WWII order has changed, but the question remains—what comes next? Political scientist Hal Brands maps out three possible scenarios in a cover essay for Foreign Policy’s latest print issue and joins FP Live to discuss. Brands is a professor of global affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the author of The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World. Hal Brands: Three Scenarios for a Post-Trump World Emma Ashford: A Better Trans-Atlantic Relationship Is Entirely Possible Sarang Shidore: Can Middle Powers Gel? Suzanne Nossel: What Would an Abundance Foreign Policy Look Like? Nils Gilman: Electrostates vs. Petrostates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Hal Brands
Topics covered
- post-Trump world
- global affairs
- international relations
- political scenarios
- trans-Atlantic relationship
- middle powers
- foreign policy
Keywords
- Trump
- global affairs
- political scenarios
- trans-Atlantic relationship
- middle powers
- foreign policy
- Hal Brands
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Books & works: The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World
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