James Lindsay

2 weeks ago | cfr.org | James Lindsay

Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. When President Lyndon Johnson sent the first U.S. combat troops to South Vietnam in March 1965, few Americans recognized that they were entering a grueling war of attrition that would leave a lasting scar on American politics and society.

2 weeks ago | cfr.org | James Lindsay

James M. Lindsay is the Mary and David Boies distinguished senior fellow in U.S. foreign policy and director of Fellowship Affairs at the Council on Foreign Relations. More From Our Experts Donald Trump made clear during the presidential campaign that he intended to disrupt U.S. foreign policy by doing things differently if he returned to the White House. The only question he left unanswered was whether he would roll out his changes slowly and systematically or fast and furiously.

2 weeks ago | newdiscourses.substack.com | James Lindsay

When I was doing the primary research for my 2019 book with Peter Boghossian, How to Have Impossible Conversations, I took the time to read a fascinating volume from the Harvard Negotiations Project called Difficult Conversations (Peter and I chose the title for our book before we knew of this book’s existence). One point it raised has always stuck with me in a profound way.

1 month ago | rb.gy | James Lindsay |Dmitri Alperovitch |Irina A. Faskianos |Will Merrow

Expand Transcript LINDSAY:Welcome to The President's Inbox. I'm Jim Lindsay, the Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. This week's topic is Confronting the China Challenge. With me to discuss the geopolitical rivalry between China and the United States, its impact on U.S. interests, and how the United States should respond is Dmitri Alperovitch.

1 month ago | cfr.org | James Lindsay

Donald Trump campaigned last year promising to impose tariffs at levels the United States had not seen in more than a century. So his rollout this week of a massive tariff package that repudiates eighty years of U.S economic policy falls under the heading “Promises Made, Promises Kept.” That, however, is not necessarily a good thing. Here are five things to know about the Trump tariffs.  1. Trump’s announcement is a major shock to the global economy.