Shaking the Global Order, Ep. 27: Thomas Wright on the Iran-US Crisis and General Soleimani
It was opportunistic but very fortunate that I had the opportunity to welcome back to our studio and to sit down with Thomas Wright to explore with him Trump\u2019s logic, strategy and motivation in targeting General Qasem Soleimani of Iran.\n\nI had originally contacted with Tom to discuss the election of the Boris Johnson and his Conservatives in the UK in December, and examine the consequences for the Brexit, the UK and the EU. That podcast can be found at Episode 17 in the \u2018Now\u2019 Series. But I could not pass op the opportunity to sit down with Tom to examine the US-Iran crisis and in particular by Donald Trump and his Administration to kill General Soleimani. \n\nTom has been involved in unpacking Trump\u2019s foreign policy since about the time Trump announced his candidacy. Recently he has been a contributing writer for The Atlantic and has continued to explore Trump foreign policy. A recent article on January 1st does just this with respect to Trump\u2019s Iran policy.\n\nTom is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the author of All Measures Short of War: The Contest for the 21st Century and the Future of American Power.\n\nIt is a pleasure to welcome Tom back.