As I have explored here, for example, the nationalist populist rhetoric of America First was structurally at odds with the pursuit of strategic continuity by the national security establishment, which paid lip service to Trump’s vision, but held often ht
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reached a new highpoint with the AFG withdrawal that began under Obama in 2011 and was finalised by Trump in 2019. It also indicates that a 'populist' foreign policy is not limited to 'America First' nationalism, but is a broader shift in both parties. /3
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I go into more detail here: America First and the Populist Impact on US Foreign Policy https://t.co/1yFnkxt5d1 But bottom line is America First mobilised significant popular discontent with the status quo and it opened up a discursive space beyond visions