Politics
Bolton's Dismissal: a Crack in the White House or Reshaping?
Author: STRATEGIECS Team
Date of publication: 15/09/2019
This paper looks into President Trump’s announcement of the dismissal of U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton over conflicting views on U.S. foreign policy. The analysis then investigates different approaches of both politicians concerning military, economic, and political options while simultaneously noting their similarities in decision-making.
The dismissal caused an uproar of different views and analyses and raised questions about the U.S. foreign policy tools and their effectiveness in fulfilling their objectives.
** This paper was published before Robert O'Brien was named National Security Adviser.
This study expresses the viewpoint of its author, and the Strategies Center does not bear any responsibility resulting from the position or opinion of its author regarding security, political, economic, social, and other issues, and does not necessarily reflect the position and/or viewpoint of the Center.
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