US Foreign Policy Enters 'Incoherent' Phase on Iran War and China Summit in 2 Fronts
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 2
US Foreign Policy Enters 'Incoherent' Phase on Iran War and China Summit in 2 Fronts
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 2
Ian Bremmer argues US foreign policy has become "absolutely incoherent" across two dominant issues over the past month: the war with Iran and the anticipated Trump-Xi summit.
On Iran, he says Trump's stated aims—ending the Iranian regime threat and permanently stopping its nuclear capability—do not match the outcomes now being considered, leaving US objectives unclear.
On China, Bremmer says Trump's long-running goal of containing China and reducing US dependence on it is not being advanced by current policy or by the summit's direction.
The broader warning is that the United States itself has become a major geopolitical risk because its actions on both fronts no longer align with its declared strategy.