Making Sense of the Trump Administration’s “Hail Mary” on Iran

Bob argues that many Austro-libertarians (himself included, initially) have been too quick to dismiss the Trump administration’s foreign and economic policy as mere incompetence or corruption, without grasping the strategic logic behind it. His thesis: the U.S. national security establishment sees China’s rise as an existential threat and believes the window to act is closing fast, making the current flurry of aggressive moves less like random chaos and more like a desperate Hail Mary pass.

Related:

• The Charts and Graphs Mentioned in this Episode: Mises.org/HAP549a
• The Bob Murphy Show, “LEAKED: Trump’s Secret Strategy Briefing”: Mises.org/HAP549b
• Core Insights, “China Quietly Built a 10,400km Railway to Iran — The US is Terrified”: Mises.org/HAP549c
• The Tom Woods Show, “The Venezuela Propaganda, with David Stockman”: Mises.org/HAP549d

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