Present at the Disruption is an 800-page memoir written by Dean Acheson, U.S. President Harry Truman’s secretary of state. The title, with its biblical …
Donald Trump tried to rip up American foreign policy and replace it with a nationalist and populist approach. He succeeded more than anybody dreamed he could—and might have changed the course of world politics along the way. The selections below trace what the Trump administration has done, how the world has reacted, and what the Biden administration is likely to do next.