Conrad Black: Connecting the Dots of Trump’s Foreign Policy Approach

Conrad Black: Connecting the Dots of Trump’s Foreign Policy Approach
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 17, 2025. Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/File Photo
Conrad Black
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There has naturally been a great deal of controversy over Donald Trump’s conduct of foreign policy. It is easy to lose sight of the fact that there was no serious discussion of peace in Ukraine by anybody prior to his return as president of the United States, and that the return of hostages in Gaza has accelerated since that date and violence has abated, although Israel has not, as had been demanded, decamped altogether from Gaza.

Conrad Black
Conrad Black
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Conrad Black has been one of Canada’s most prominent financiers for 40 years and was one of the leading newspaper publishers in the world. He’s the author of authoritative biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Nixon, and, most recently, “Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other,” which has been republished in updated form. Follow Conrad Black with Bill Bennett and Victor Davis Hanson on their podcast Scholars and Sense.