{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Why the Trump Administration Will Struggle to Make National Security Policy","description":"Chris, Melanie, and Zack launch their first Stimson-hosted Net Assessment show with a look at policymaking in the Trump administration. What are the major areas of consensus and disagreement within the administration? Through what lens will policy makers look at challenges such as China? And is a lack of ideological coherence a net positive or negative? Grievances for House GOP leaders playing games with the calendar to avoid a tough vote; for DOGE\u2019s spending cuts that won\u2019t drive the savings they claim, but that are creating havoc; and (again) for the Navy\u2019s troubled Constellation frigate. Attas to Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber for standing up for academic freedom; for President Trump\u2019s executive orders on the maritime industrial base and acquisition reform; and to Deputy DNI for Mission Integration William Ruger. And a bonus attagirl to our biggest fan: Melanie\u2019s mom! Links:  Tanner Greer, \u201cObscurity by Design: Competing Priorities for America\u2019s China Policy,\u201d Foreign Policy Research Institute, March 27, 2025. Ross Douthat, \u201cTrump Is on a Path to Failure,\u201d New York Times, April 12, 2025. \u201cGambling on Armageddon: Costs and Risks of Nuclear Modernization,\u201d Online Event, Stimson Center, May 1, 2025, 2-3 pm ET Joseph Trevithick, \u201cFirst Constellation Frigate Only 10% Complete, Design Still Being Finalized,\u201d TWZ, April 10, 2025 Alistair MacDonald and Gordon Lubold, \u201cThe Warship That Shows Why the U.S. Navy Is Falling Behind China,\u201d Wall Street Journal, March 20, 2025 Emma Ashford, \u201cForeign Policy Is Much More than a Liberal vs. Conservative Brawl,\u201d War on the Rocks, March 13, 2020 Kenza Bryan and Demitri Sevastopulo, &quot;Donald Trump Plans to Stockpile Deep-Sea Critical Metals to Counter China,&quot;&amp;nbsp;Financial Times, April 12, 2025.&amp;nbsp; Arthur Delaney, Igor Bobic, and Jennifer Bendery, &quot;GOP Changes House Rules to Prevent Themselves from Blocking Trump's Tariffs,&quot; HuffPost, April 9, 2025.&amp;nbsp; Erin Banco, Gram Slattery, and Humeyra Pamuk, &quot;Trump Envoy's Embrace of Russian Demands Worries Republicans, US Allies,&quot; Reuters, April 12, 2025.&amp;nbsp; \u201cThe University President Willing to Fight Trump,\u201d The Daily, New York Times, April 9, 2925.  ","author_name":"Net Assessment","author_url":"http:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/132282","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36206770\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/36206770"}