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Trump’s Incentive Alignment Doctrine: A Businessman’s Fix for Failed Foreign Policy

Trump’s Incentive Alignment Doctrine: A Businessman’s Fix for Failed Foreign Policy
President Donald Trump arrives for a Medal of Honor Ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 2, 2026. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump is rewriting the rules of American power in real time—and the world is watching. In late February 2026, U.S. and Israeli forces launched Operation Epic Fury, a precision campaign that decapitated Iran’s top leadership. Iranian leader Ali Khamenei and dozens of regime figures are dead. Trump didn’t send ground troops or promise to create a new democracy. He told the Iranian people to take their country back and delivered a blunt warning to whoever comes next: Behave, or you’re next.

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Michael Ryall
Michael Ryall
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Michael D. Ryall is Harry T. Mangurian Professor at Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business and Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto. He writes on business strategy, competition, AI, and character-based leadership.