Does Trump Use Foreign Policy as a Weapon?
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Does Trump Use Foreign Policy as a Weapon?
From expulsions to sanctions: How foreign policy became the new front line in punishing those who challenge authority.
June 27, 2025


We speak with former South African ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, about how foreign policy is increasingly being used as a tool of global cancel culture. States now use diplomatic, economic, and legal tools to suppress dissent, punish critics, and enforce political conformity on a global scale, with the reactions to Israel’s genocide in Gaza as its most brutal example.

Host: Paul Salvatori
Producers: Ezgi Toper, Nasra Omar Bwana
Camera: Franck Noudofinin
Editor: Huseyin Ilk

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