Transactional loyalties: Netanyahu, Trump, and the war for power, influence & relevance
Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to cast himself as an international statesman. He crafts arguments in English and Hebrew, keenly aware that persuasion is a power unto itself. Then there's Donald Trump: unpredictable, even volatile, driven by a self-serving transactional logic. And yet Netanyahu often persuades him to embrace his worldview. Trump's endless impulses and appetite for legacy projects make their alignment a fragile calculus, so will this dynamic hold? And what will become of the conflict across the Middle East? Gavin Lee welcomes Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to cast himself as an international statesman. He crafts arguments in English and Hebrew, keenly aware that persuasion is a power unto itself. Then there's Donald Trump: unpredictable, even volatile, driven by a self-serving transactional logic. And yet Netanyahu often persuades him to embrace his worldview. Trump's endless impulses and appetite for legacy projects make their alignment a fragile calculus, so will this dynamic hold? And what will become of the conflict across the Middle East? Gavin Lee welcomes Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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