Swamp Chronicles: Ken Weinstein on Trump and the Indo-Pacific
Aslı Aydıntaşbaş and Jeremy Shapiro welcome Ken Weinstein to discuss why and how Trump’s negotiating tactics could strengthen the US foreign policy position, and help forge alliances against China
For the fifth episode of ECFR’s Swamp Chronicles, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş and Jeremy Shapiro talk to Ken Weinstein, Japan chair and former president and CEO of the Hudson Institute, about Donald Trump’s outsider perspective, and the similarities and differences in US Indo-Pacific policy in a potential Trump or Kamala Harris administration.
Weinstein explains Trump’s desire to restore the American deterrent and reestablish ‘peace through strength.’ He describes Trump’s debate tactics and discusses how he thinks this style has strengthened America’s position at the negotiating table. Weinstein also shares his belief that the US should utilise partnerships and alliances in the Indo-Pacific region to get ahead in the strategic competition against China.
