Donald Trump (White House photo)  It’s the advisers, stupid By CONNOR ECHOLS Foreign policy mandarins have spent years fighting over what to make of former President Donald Trump. At heart, is he a hawk or a dove? Does he hope to be a new Nixon, capable of seeking detente with enemies despite (or even because of) his mean streak? Or perhaps a new Reagan, focused on achieving “peace through strength”? I might ask it a different way: Who cares? New political science research suggests that Trump’s personal views are not the most important part of the puzzle. In short, it’s the advisers, … Continue reading Would Trump 2.0 be a hawk or a dove?