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The Classicist: Trump’s Unorthodox Orthodoxy

How the president has created a new normal in foreign affairs.

The Classicist•February 25, 2020
The Classicist: Trump’s Unorthodox Orthodoxy

Victor Davis Hanson looks at how Donald Trump has successfully upended conventional wisdom on China, the Middle East, and Europe.

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