How the Iran War Could Backfire

About this episode

Emma Ashford discusses the implications of Trump's Iran strategy and the limitations of American power in a multipolar world.

Emma Ashford discusses Trump’s incoherent Iran strategy, the failures of post–Cold War foreign policy, and why a multipolar world limits American power.

People in this episode

Host: Nick Gillespie

Guest: Emma Ashford

Topics covered

• Iran War
• Trump's foreign policy
• post-Cold War
• American power
• multipolar world

Keywords

• Iran War
• Trump
• foreign policy
• American power
• multipolar world
• Emma Ashford

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: post–Cold War foreign policy

Places: America, multipolar world

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