A Trump-Vance Foreign Policy Could Reshape the GOP for Decades to Come

Their brand of statecraft seeks to quickly end the war in Ukraine, bolster support to Israel, and, most importantly, quell the threat of Communist China.

AP/Michael Conroy, file
President Trump and his running mate, Senator Vance, in Ohio in 2022. AP/Michael Conroy, file

The selection of Senator Vance as President Trump’s running mate is likely to energize the “realist” school of foreign policy and be seen as a setback to the hawkish neoconservatives that have played a leading role in the GOP for decades. 

Holding that American power should only be used within a narrowly defined national interest, this brand of statecraft seeks to quickly end the war in Ukraine, bolster support for Israel, and, most importantly, quell the threat of Communist China. 

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