Trump U . N . Address Offers a Doctrine of Peace Through Force

In his speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, President Donald Trump spun a familiar web of rhetoric regarding U. S. foreign policy—one that highlights force as a method of achieving peace. In a speech that moved from Iran to Venezuela, Cuba, and beyond, Trump presented something approaching a foreign-policy doctrine: American military might is not the alternative to diplomacy but the leverage that makes it possible. Read More: Iran War Has Cost U. S.