How Will the Military and Intelligence Community Deal with Trump?

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How Will the Military and Intelligence Community Deal with Trump?

How will the military and intelligence bureaucracy deal with the new Commander-in-Chief?

By Rachel Kleinfeld

Published on Nov 14, 2016

Source: Background Briefing with Ian Masters

Speaking on Background Briefing with Ian Masters, Carnegie’s Rachel Kleinfeld explained that President-elect Trump seems not to share the opinions of most of the national security community on identifying American allies overseas. Radical and far-right leaders around the world favor a Trump presidency, believing his isolating approach to foreign policy will weaken the U.S. global position and the global positioning of traditional U.S. allies. President-elect Trump also brings with him an unprecidented number of conflicts of interests due to his vast personal business involvement in strategically sensitive countries, she added, concluding that people fighting for their rights or freedoms around the world may no longer be able to look to the United States for support.

This interview was oriinally broadcast on Background Briefing with Ian Masters.

About the Author

Rachel Kleinfeld

Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program

Rachel Kleinfeld is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, where she focuses on issues of rule of law, security, and governance in democracies experiencing polarization, violence, and other governance problems.

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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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