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Rebirth of the madman theory? Unpredictability isn’t what it was when it comes to foreign policy

  • Written by Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
image🎶 When the madman flips the switch, the nuclear will go for me 🎶Columbia Pictures, CC BY-SA

Tariffs are on, until they are not. Military force is an option … and then it’s off the table.

Erratic behavior and unpredictability is having a moment in foreign policy circles. In the White House and elsewhere, it is seemingly...

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