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President Richard Nixon coined the term in the summer of 1968, reportedly whispering it to his chief of staff like a trade secret: “I call it the Madman Theory, Bob.” Madman theory is the idea that ...

I believe three words from Trump’s answer. According to The Divider by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, a chronicle of Trump’s first term, “Trump was well aware of his unhinged reputation and at times ...

The most important thing to understand about the “madman theory” of foreign policy is that it was designed by losers for losers. Nobody executes a madman strategy when he feels that he’s winning.

President Trump’s foreign policy is often interpreted through the madman theory. The idea is that unpredictability itself can serve as leverage by unsettling adversaries and distorting their ...

A diary can construct a false narrative, but the abstract snippets of a notebook let reality come into focus. By Daniel Poppick “Hello, I’ve never met you before, so it really is a pleasure. I hope ...

Tariffs are on, until they are not. Military force is an option … and then it’s off the table. Erratic behavior and unpredictability is having a moment in foreign policy circles. In the White House ...

EXCLUSIVE: Madman has acquired Australia and NZ rights to local documentary Common Wealth, whose talking heads include Oscar winner Vanessa Redgrave. Filmed across eight countries on the subject of ...

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