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Reversing Kissinger

JL;DR SUMMARY Lee Smith explores Donald Trump's perceived foreign policy strategy, which some commentators label as 'reverse Kissinger.' A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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TrumpCold WarForeign PolicyChinaDiplomacyRussiaGlobalismNixonKissingerU.S. Security

Places mentioned

Ukraine
"The undiplomatic words that Donald Trump had for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week left some Washington, D.C., observers wondering how the Europeans saw the situation."
Paris, France
"what do Paris, London, and Rome, etc. think about U.S. security commitments?"
London, United Kingdom
"what do Paris, London, and Rome, etc. think about U.S. security commitments?"
Rome, Italy
"what do Paris, London, and Rome, etc. think about U.S. security commitments?"
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"The Washington foreign policy establishment is calling what it presumes to be Trumps Russia policy reverse Kissinger."
Moscow, Russian Federation
"Other foreign policy analysts recognize that Trump has many audiences outside the United States, including those in Moscow and Beijing."
Beijing, China
"And in February 1972, Nixon went to Beijing, forging the opening with China."
Vietnam
"For instance, the president hoped to get Maos help withdrawing from Vietnam and was prepared to be flexible on Taiwan in the exchange."
Taipei, Taiwan
"The Chinese countered by informing the Americans that theyd continue to help killing their children and constituents in Southeast Asia if they didnt withdraw immediately, and then they pocketed Nixons virtual abandonment of Taiwan."

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