Apr 17 Watch 9:00 On Cuba policy change, Bolton says, ‘I can’t wait for the lawsuits’ The White House says Americans will now be able to sue businesses operating on land confiscated by the Castro regime. Previous administrations declined to enforce the related Helms-Burton Law. Canada and the EU, which have private-sector interests on Cuban land,… Continue watching
Jan 28 Most Americans oppose Trump’s foreign policy, poll shows By Deb Reichmann, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press A majority of Americans disapprove of the way President Donald Trump is handling U.S. foreign policy and about half think the country's global standing will deteriorate during the next year, according to new poll that highlighted the nation's partisan divide… Continue reading
Dec 02 George H.W. Bush: America’s last foreign policy president By James Goldgeier, The Conversation George H.W. Bush was the last person elected president of the United States with any prior foreign policy experience. Continue reading
Sep 25 ‘We are only going to give foreign aid to those who respect us,’ Trump tells UN President Donald Trump says he has asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to take a "hard look" at U.S. foreign assistance. Continue reading
Sep 21 Is Trump undermining America’s most persuasive form of global power? By Gretchen Frazee Foreign policy experts say president Trump’s bombastic rhetoric and the “America First” agenda is eroding U.S.’ soft power, and, in turn, is damaging the interests of the very Americans Trump says he wants to help. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 6:02 ‘Fear not,’ Pompeo reassures as senators raise foreign policy concerns Two months, two summits, two mysteries: What did President Trump promise in his meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un? Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faced the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to defend the… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 5:13 Risch: Give Trump credit on North Korea and ‘be a little patient’ Did Secretary of State Mike Pompeo successfully address the Senate’s concerns about President Trump's approach to dealing with Russia and North Korea? Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, tells Nick Schifrin that Pompeo did an excellent job putting those worries to rest,… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 5:15 Merkley: We need a tough president, not weak repetition of Russian talking points Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told senators that the Trump administration has been tougher on Russia than its predecessor, and that the president has the prerogative to have private conversations with his Cabinet and with other leaders. Sen. Jeff Merkley,… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 14:41 How Trump tried to redefine America’s role in the world in 2017 By PBS NewsHour From the moment President Donald Trump took the oath of office, he has aimed to shake the world stage and change the U.S. role abroad. Hari Sreenivasan looks back at the year in Trump foreign policy with Elliott Abrams of… Continue watching
May 22 Watch 9:20 On Iran and anti-extremism, Trump strikes different note from his predecessors By PBS NewsHour On his first trip abroad, President Trump met this weekend with Arab leaders in an attempt to reset relations between the U.S. and Middle East. How is this president changing U.S. foreign policy? Judy Woodruff speaks with Elliott Abrams, a… Continue watching