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The Iran war has become the most serious foreign-policy challenge for U.S. President Donald Trump in his second term. But does it reveal a larger point about U.S. power? Stephen M. Walt, a professor at Harvard University and Foreign Policy columnist, argues that it does and that the United States is increasingly acting like a rogue state. What damage will this cause, and what can countries do about it?Plus, Ravi offers his read on Hungary’s election and why it matters for the world.Thomas Carothers: Why Viktor Orban’s Fidesz Party LostStephen M. Walt: The United States Has Become a Rogue StateForeign Affairs: Stephen M. Walt: The Predatory HegemonRavi Agrawal: Trump Is Ushering In a More Transactional WorldHoward W. French: Trump’s Recipe for Accelerated U.S. DeclinePew Research Center: International Views of China Turn Slightly More PositiveLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices



