With Witkoff and Kushner, Trump Has Privatized American Foreign Policy

Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. In normal times, the secretary of state of the United States is responsible for managing American foreign policy and should be deeply involved in the great international and national security issues that confront the United States. That has not been and is not the case with the Trump administration and the issues of Gaza, Iran, nuclear arms control, and Ukraine. Want to see more of The Dispatch in Google search? Add Us as a Preferred Source Eric S. Edelman, a career diplomat, served as ambassador to Finland, 1998-2001, and to Turkey, 2003-2005. He co-hosts Shield of the Republic, an independent podcast. Franklin C. Miller served for three decades as a senior nuclear policy and arms control official in the Pentagon and on the National Security Council staff. He is a principal at the Scowcroft Group. More We Think You’d Like