Reagan’s 9 Lessons for Trump in Pursuing Peace Through Strength
Ronald Reagan was an outsider to Washington, derided as too old and too extreme, and yet left office with the United States in its strongest global position since the end of World War II.
by James S. Robbins
November 21, 2024, 10:11 PM
President-elect Trump ran on a national security platform that promised a return to peace through strength, and within days of his re-election, the world is already responding. Qatar ejects the Hamas leadership while the terrorists beg for peace. After four years of chaos, Mexico says it will finally stop migrants at the U.S. border. China and Russia both make overtures in pursuit of reduced tensions between their states and ours. The European Union pledges to buy natural gas from America instead of from Russia. And this is all happening two months before Trump even takes the oath of office.
It’s clear that the world — friends and foes alike — responds to strong American leadership, and they all know Trump will bring it. Ronald Reagan, the original peace through strength president, also well understood this dynamic. His legacy offers important lessons for the new Trump team to emulate:
https://spectator.org/reagans-9-lessons-for-trump-peace-through-strength/
