Susan Glasser

“The result is that Trump's war is now funding Putin's war. At the same time, he continues to belittle Ukraine and to say very explicitly, 'Ukraine is not our war,' which is a big shift in American foreign policy and probably an underappreciated spillover effect from the war in Iran.”

This quote presents a controversial claim that US foreign policy actions are inadvertently benefiting an adversary while also signaling a significant and dangerous shift in American global commitments.

Susan Glasser

“When you imagine what is the job interview between Donald Trump and Lee Zeldin, which is basically, do you promise to put in jail my enemies in a way that Pam Bondi has failed to do so? We should be under no illusions that that is a condition of employment for any future Trump attorney general.”

It suggests a deeply politicized criteria for a crucial justice role, implying a direct threat to judicial independence.

Susan Glasser

“You have the President of the United States taking a cause that many Americans might agree with and threatening war crimes. And that is what bombing Iran's electric stations would be. It would be an international war crime. You can't just do that to a country of 93 million people, never mind if you are the elected leader of a democracy.”

This sharply criticizes a leader's proposed military action as potentially illegal and immoral, raising profound questions about ethical leadership in foreign policy.

Susan Glasser