Summary: <div style="background-color: #eee; float: right; width: 30%; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px; padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; font-size: .85em;"> <p><span style="">Relevant Reading:</span></p> <p><a href="http://www.the-american-interest.com/2016/12/13/the-art-of-the-global-deal/"><strong>The Art of the Global Deal</strong></a><br> Philip Zelikow</p> </div><p>Good evening, listeners! We have another excellent episode for you this week as host Richard Aldous has a fascinating conversation with Philip Zelikow about American foreign policy under Trump.</p><p>Philip Zelikow, a professor of history at the University of Virginia, a lawyer, and former career diplomat, speaks about what options the new administration has for pursuing America’s foreign policy interests. He also takes a look at Rex Tillerson, Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State and the CEO of Exxon Mobil, and explains how Tillerson’s lack of foreign policy experience at the government level is both an advantage and a disadvantage.</p><p>Be sure to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-interest-podcast/id821109533?mt=2">subscribe</a> to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review. Follow Richard Aldous <a href="https://twitter.com/rjaldous">@RJAldous</a> on Twitter.</p>
