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Has the United States become a rogue state? - DW News
We spoke with Stephen Walt, Professor of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School. In a recent article, Walt argued that that the United States is now behaving like a 'rogue state.' What does that mean in practice in a conflict like the ongoing war with Iran?
00:40 American military power and American foreign policy leadership
02:33 US under Trump a "rogue state"?
03:35 Preying on adversaries and allies alike
04:50 What does this mean for the war in Iran?
06:55 Global balancing and de-risking in the face of US unpredictability
08:03 Possible outcomes of the war with Iran
09:09 How to rebuild the "benevolent hegemon" after Trump
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