Donate
Military Industrial Complex
Washington Politics
Media
Global Crises
Regions
Video
About Us

Follow us on social

google cta
VIDEO: Mike Pompeo's empty restraint rhetoric

VIDEO: Mike Pompeo's empty restraint rhetoric

We shouldn't be too surprised that the Trump administration even mischaracterizes the theories behind its policies.

Analysis | Washington Politics
google cta
google cta

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the Trump administration’s foreign policy is based on restraint and realism. But U.S. foreign policy actions across the world suggest a lack of understanding for what the concept means in practice. Restraint values diplomatic engagement over military coercion and domination. so don’t be fooled by Pompeo’s hollow language.  The latest video from the Quincy Institute explains:

Click here for more on Pomepo hijacking "restraint" from Quincy Institute Non-Resident Fellow Stephen Walt.


Photo credit: mark reinstein / Shutterstock.com|
google cta
Analysis | Washington Politics

Newsletter

Subscribe now to our weekly round-up and don't miss a beat with your favorite RS contributors and reporters, as well as staff analysis, opinion, and news promoting a positive, non-partisan vision of U.S. foreign policy.