Episode 9: Who Makes American Foreign Policy?

The last couple of episodes have focused on some of the big theories that shape our view of international politics. In addition to providing you with summaries of no less that 5 theoretical frames useful to interpreting foreign relations, specifically American foreign relations, I left off last time with applying rational actor theory to President Trump and his approach to foreign policy. In this episode, I’m going to continue on that line of thought but will be expanding the cast of characters to include the other elements of the American foreign policy infrastructure, and then apply some of the theories we’ve learned to a brief discussion on the Trump administration's approach to relationships with Iran. Get the show notes at www.timtalkspolitics.com.