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Jonathan Swan discusses the geopolitical decisions made by Donald Trump regarding Iran and other international relations.

Jonathan Swan, a White House reporter for The New York Times, joins School of War to discuss the reporting behind his new book, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, co-authored with Maggie Haberman. How does Donald Trump make geopolitical decisions? What drove him to join Israel’s war against Iran? How has his thinking on Ukraine evolved? And how does China fit into all of this? 02:23 - Inside Regime Change 05:29 - Trump's View of the World 09:04 - Why Trump Sees Iran Differently 11:25 - Trump's Proxy Strategy 12:44 - Steve Witkoff's Worldview 13:43 - The Principles Behind Iran Policy 14:45 - North Korea vs. Iran 16:15 - Ron Dermer's Prediction 17:58 - Why the 12-Day War Matters 20:48 - Netanyahu's Case for War 25:20 - Trump's Inner Circle on Iran 28:01 - Trump's Turn on Ukraine 30:36 - Trump's Approach to China 31:55 - Taiwan and the China Challenge 33:16 - The Future of Trump's Foreign Policy Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast, or at The Free Press Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: School of War

Guest: Jonathan Swan

Topics covered

• Trump's foreign policy
• Iran conflict
• geopolitical decisions
• Ukraine
• China relations
• Middle East politics

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• Ukraine
• China
• geopolitics
• foreign policy
• Middle East
• Regime Change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New York Times, The Free Press

Places: Iran, Ukraine, China, North Korea, Taiwan

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