Major international crisis ‘much more likely’ in Trump’s second term, says his ex-national security adviser

John Bolton delivers scathing critique of Trump’s lack of knowledge or coherent strategy: ‘I’m very worried’

A major international crisis is “much more likely” in Donald Trump’s second term given the president-elect’s “inability to focus” on foreign policy, a former US ambassador to the United Nations (UN) has warned.

John Bolton, who at 17 months was Trump’s longest serving national security adviser, delivered a scathing critique of his lack of knowledge, interest in facts or coherent strategy. He described Trump’s decision-making as driven by personal relationships and “neuron flashes” rather than a deep understanding of national interests.

Topics

Ukraine war briefing: North Korean troops yet to make major impact on fighting, says Ukraine military intelligence

Missile strike targets residential building in Kryvyi Rih; Christmas celebrations across Ukraine shrouded in grief. What we know on day 1,036. See all our Ukraine war coverage A ballistic ...
The Guardian - 2h
Sudan's war is 'deepening and widening' a famine crisis, hunger monitoring report says

Famine is reported to be spreading in Sudan amid relentless war between the military and a notorious paramilitary group that wrecked the country and created the world’s largest displacement crisis
ABC News - 16h
David Cronenberg is much more than a master of body horror, author argues

Violet Lucca, author of 'David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials,' considers the filmmaker a moralist and social critic with a taste for blood
Los Angeles Times - 17h
National Security Committee Forgoes Decision on U.S. Steel Acquisition

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States kicked a decision over the merger with Japan’s Nippon Steel to President Biden, who is expected to block the deal.
The New York Times - 1d
Panel fails to reach consensus on national security risk of U.S. Steel sale

A government panel has failed to reach consensus on the possible national security risks of a nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel to purchase U.S. Steel.
CBS News - 14h
Can Trump hold his disparate coalition together?

A Catch-22 of politics is the fact that once you start governing and making decisions, you’re almost guaranteed to alienate some of the people who put you in office in the first place.
The Hill - 15h
Why couples in Japan treat Christmas like a second Valentine’s Day

Yahoo News - 15h
Middle East crisis live: one child killed every hour in Gaza, UN says

UN agency for Palestine refugees said 14,500 Palestinian children killed since the start of the war last October. Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian man in a dawn raid on a refugee camp near ...
The Guardian - 16h
What happens in a second Trump term? Look to Richard Nixon.

President-elect Donald Trump is enjoying a honeymoon period with high approval ratings, but his second term may be short-lived due to his Nixon-like character and his tendency to seek revenge ...
The Hill - 16h