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Videos - 17.04.2025 - 16:30 

Dangerous Diplomacy: Donald Trump and the Madman Theory

Donald Trump has repeatedly emphasised that unpredictability is a strategic tool. In a video interview, American political scientist Prof. PhD. Daniel W. Drezner explains what lies behind this so-called madman theory and under what conditions it can work – or fail.
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Daniel W. Drezner is Professor of International Politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and Co-Director of the Fletcher Russia and Eurasia Programme. He was a guest speaker at a public lecture organised by the School of Economics and Political Science at the University of St.Gallen.

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