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Jonathan Swan, a White House reporter for The New York Times, joins School of War to discuss the reporting behind his new book, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, co-authored with Maggie Haberman. How does Donald Trump make geopolitical decisions? What drove him to join Israel’s war against Iran? How has his thinking on Ukraine evolved? And how does China fit into all of this?
02:23 - Inside Regime Change
05:29 - Trump's View of the World
09:04 - Why Trump Sees Iran Differently
11:25 - Trump's Proxy Strategy
12:44 - Steve Witkoff's Worldview
13:43 - The Principles Behind Iran Policy
14:45 - North Korea vs. Iran
16:15 - Ron Dermer's Prediction
17:58 - Why the 12-Day War Matters
20:48 - Netanyahu's Case for War
25:20 - Trump's Inner Circle on Iran
28:01 - Trump's Turn on Ukraine
30:36 - Trump's Approach to China
31:55 - Taiwan and the China Challenge
33:16 - The Future of Trump's Foreign Policy
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