US Foreign Policy in Five Doctrines - Omnibus
Justin Webb looks back at the five big US foreign policy shifts, from the Monroe Doctrine to Donald Trump.
Justin Webb looks back at five big US foreign policy shifts from the Monroe Doctrine in the 19th century to the post-9/11 strategies of the Bush Doctrine in the early 2000s. He and his guests examine how America鈥檚 approach to the world has constantly changed over time. This may help answer a really big question - how radical is the way President Donald Trump deals with the world? Is he really an outlier in US history? Or do his actions reflect the changing patterns of American power?
Presenter: Justin Webb
Producers: Caroline Bayley and Kirsteen Knight
Researcher: Helena Warwick-Cross
Editor: Jon Bithrey
Sound engineer: Tom Brignell
Credit: Truman's address courtesy of the Harry S Truman Library and Columbia Broadcasting System.
Credit: Nixon鈥檚 Silent Majority Speech/Richard Nixon Foundation
Credit: Reagan鈥檚 State of the Union Address courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Credit: Bush鈥檚 Graduation Speech at West Point courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library
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