along security results these fed strengthening the hand of arm through tens. donald trump and perhaps his biggest challenge will be the ceasefire in gaza between israel and home us a deal he took credit for securing which is largely holding this as well as the tensions of the occupied west back where trump lift the sanctions against israeli settlers. despite a search and violence against palestinians his secretary of state, marco rubio, has repeatedly reaffirmed washington steadfast support for his route. they have to defend on national security in their national interest. as i pointed out in my opening statement, nearly 3 years after russia invaded ukraine, president trump has threatened russia with texas terrorist and sanctions, unless it reaches a deal to end the war soon to be in the stimulus cause that shortly after trump was inaugurated president vladimir put in and now said moscow will strengthen ties with

beijing schedule and across here up there is concerned. trump will unravel the needle defense alliance addressing global leaders that the world economic forum, ukraine's president questioned us commitments to western allies. washington does not believe you are who can bring them something that is really a substantial. trump is known as a deal maker and negotiator and all around governments are waiting to see how his america 1st agenda will affect foreign policy. and whether it will help and or fuel global conflicts. patsy. a little disability in elgin 0 for insights story. well that is lots to discuss. and joining us here in washington dc. broad cost center to talk about donald trump's foreign policy. have p. j. crowley. he's

a former us assistant secretary of state from the yard is senior director at the atlantic council's advocacy to uninstall the french ambassador to unesco. nobody else really is a senior, no resident fellow at the arab center. thank you all 3 of you for joining us on this special inside story from washington, peach. a. let me start with you and go back to the inauguration and read you a quote from president trump. we will measure our success is not only by the battles we win, but also by the was that we in the past, more importantly the was we never get into because he's doing what, what he said. but in the meantime, um there is a lot of uncertainty on in the international stage so far from only shift and gaza . and the western ward is under its uncertainty because this 1st statement, the bill and he talks about peace maker and unify. he can, can he not point to that goes to see spot deal which came into force just hours

before his little gratian. i mean, the deal was on the table for all of last year. and it's only when donald trump got involved and they got pushed out of the line. i think he can certainly take credit for the ceasefire. there was some kind of a deal between him and then yahoo that brought this about. how said, if you know what, what you, what donald from envisions is some kind of grand deal, you know, but if that, if you're going to pursue, for example, normalization of relations between israel and saudi arabia, part that deal has to be a clear path towards palestinian statehood and that will require benjamin netanyahu to confront a plan for the day after the day after which he has steadfastly refused over over months. and, and his coalition governing collision hangs in the balance. so will how hard will trump pushing out in yahoo? how much will that be?

i will try to flatter trump. what's the end result of that? you know, we'll have to wait and see rama this idea of a grand ball game with israel devens his own team. does it seem to have the same objectives, steve, with coffee, who's, he's friends, who's the property dealer. he seems to want some sort of grand bulk and then you've got people in the team then not yet in the jobs, but you got a mix huckabee who's is he wants to be the best of the to israel is wants to. there's no such thing as a pay more than $47000.00 people killed in garza in 15 months, but we have to also acknowledge that it has transformed the regional landscape. you have his bella, you have a mouse, you have a wrong week, and you have the sad family removed from power and siri ralph to 54 years. how should the us respond to the asked him, particularly with the wrong before and the 1st time it was the maximum pressure campaign? is that the way forward, or is there an opportunity now to reopen and know you were involved in it,

talks with they run the risk of opportunity. but you actually need both sides, you know, to negotiate. and, and the dilemma here is that on both sides, you have hard line, you know, critics, you have what others want to engage. so, you know, for both on the american side, under president trump, and on the iranian side, under the new iranian president, you know, which side whole sway of your will determine whether an opportunity presents itself your or not. remember, the by demonstration tried mightily in it's term to resurrect the run nuclear deal . that deal eventually collapsed in large part because or wrong was not prepared to talk directly. you know, to the american side. you know, so, you know, if, if iran is willing to engage and, and, and calls, it's

a really good question whether donald trump or one of his minions will pick up the phone a rama, the other place, different part of the world. yeah. well that could be some child. so piece perhaps and present trumps that he could solve it in 24 hours. is across the war at the new address by a yeah, i mean he or to expired. exactly. he said he could solve that will, but it's interesting that recently he seems to be taking your tougher tone with latham it puts in who is go on very well within the past. somebody's reason comments if we don't make a deal and soon i have no other choice but to the high levels of texas terrace. he loves terrace and sanctions on and the thing being sold by russian to united states and various other participating countries. do you see a difference in tone from trump now compared with, from just a few weeks and you know, you know, we can, we can, we can finish these past days. um, but at the end of the day they would have to sit down and discuss about the end of

these war, you know, and uh, letting me put you in is one of these, a strong man he usually likes. so what would be the outcome of such a tough conversation with the russians president was not willing to give up any territory. and in the meantime, you have a president lensky who is seeking present from support, you know, including financially speaking has been expecting funds to uh, to feed the war against russia. so um, in the middle of this and the you opinion is in a very difficult position because of that from the table of discussions. and so now it's a face to face conversation between the rest of the present and the american president . and actually, if he gives more time for the negotiations like he's doing right now,

i do believe that his, um may be willing to let you know, but where he will stumble. because part of what presence lensky will absolutely need, if he's going to agree to a cease fire with russian troops, because they are not united because it's of the most important you. but in countries are in domestic crisis, internal sizes, you know, you can a scares me any scares a lot of professional diplomats. it's a very, i'm who didn't look though occasionally. it might work uh, in some cases with some people. uh, dealing with if we circled back to the middle east, i mean, i think it, 1st of all, you know, people made a mistake with him in the 2016 they didn't, they came at his word. i think he does not respect the western alliance. he wants the us to go with alone. i think he means that he doesn't think for us and he's

a europe or, or anybody. and the french are already talking about trying not to defend on the us in terms of their security. and that is a sense of going around in the middle east. certainly the middle east is too complex for this kind of an approach. and you can scare anybody in the middle east. there is a people when, when a resist occupation, even when they're beaten over the head, they repeatedly, the palestinians have software the immensely in the past 15 months. they have software the over 75 years. and yet that is the resistance. these are complex issues and just making so that's will not work rama. i mean you, you follow what goes on in africa. you follow what's goes in your own in europe. what did they make of trumps style and the is there any way that you think that he

can achieve things? the diplomats conte because he's completely on the plastic. uh. yeah, and uh, i mean he is enjoying the power of his, um these words, you know, his lodge of victory. and that may have impressed people. um, he has um, you know, the support of the majority of the american voters and it monitors when you, when you are in conversations with governments, we cannot enjoy this kind of legitimacy. you know, of, for example, in europe. so, but it won't last, you know, because the power is such a challenging experience. so um would see what happens then. um in the domestic front. um, but the rest of the world including an alpha gum. um, i mean,

what i hear is if it's america 1st, we can promote the offer 1st for an exam, because we obviously picture the injustice for me is the driving force of why i do this to show people what it's like to live in places where in just this isn't something you read in the news is something that happens to every single day, whether it's a war, natural disaster, whether it's political corruption, making sure that they understand in a simple language is absolutely crucial.