Corgan in Azeri Today on Trump’s Middle East Policy
Michael Corgan, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, was recently interviewed on the election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States as well as the effect President-Elect Trump could have on the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.
Corgan was interviewed for a November 18, 2016 article in Azeri Today entitled “Trump’s Businesses Have Major Investments in Both Turkey and in Azerbaijan.”
From the text of the article:
The tone set by Donald Trump during his campaign for the presidency has been one of unpredictability, and that will likely continue into his early days in office. Even now, as his transition team begin to prepare for his administration, he has shown a different side than in his campaign. For instance, he has been most gracious in his compliments to Barack Obama who he had long accused of not even being born American. “He’s a fine man” Trump said twice at their first meeting. And if one looks at his campaign statements, the number of contradictory statements or promises is remarkable. We also have seen him seem to back away from some of his more dramatic pronouncements.
We don’t know how he will behave and I expect he doesn’t either. Recall that he has had absolutely no experience in any level of government. Now he is starting at the top of the one government that has interests everywhere in the world.
You can read the entire article here.
Affiliated with Boston University since 1985, Michael T. Corgan has also served as Chairman of the Department of Naval Science and Adjunct Professor in the Departments of Political Science and History. He specializes in American government institutions, international security studies, and Icelandic government and politics. He has participated in extensive government service in political and military planning (especially NATO). You can read more about him here.