Monocle 24: Trump’s Trip to Hawaii and Asia

Posted by Scott Lucas | Nov 3, 2017 | 0

As Donald Trump set off on Friday for a 12-day tour of Hawaii and Asia, I spoke with Monocle 24’s The Briefing about the motives and prospects for the trip.

Looking beyond Trump’s hope for a PR boost amid domestic problems such as the Trump-Russia investigation and the failure to pass major legislation, I offer the summary that US officials are just hoping that nothing goes disastrously wrong — from an encounter with protesters as Trump looks for military glory in Hawaii, to a provocative statement over the North Korean crisis during stays in Japan and South Korea, to a misstep as he is flattered by Chinese leaders.

Listen from 6:07:

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Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView.He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

Monocle 24: Trump’s Trip to Hawaii and Asia

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