“A crime against humanity”: Trump’s intentions for Gaza
Trump’s proposal for the US to “own” Gaza and force out the Palestinian population would make it American policy to support “a crime against humanity”, says US foreign policy expert, Matt Duss.
On this episode of After America, Matt Duss, Executive Vice-President at the Washington DC-based Center for International Policy, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss Trump’s Gaza announcement, the freeze on US development funding, and the new Cabinet’s approach to China.
This discussion was recorded on Friday 7 February 2025 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Matt Duss, Executive Vice-President, Centre for International Policy // @mattduss
Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
‘Trump’s Gaza Proposal is Less Original Than He Thinks’ by Matthew Duss, Foreign Policy (February 2025)
‘America Is Cursed by a Foreign Policy of Nostalgia’ by Nancy Okail and Matthew Duss, Foreign Affairs (December 2024)
‘Democrats have become the party of war. Americans are tired of it’ by Matthew Duss, The Guardian (January 2025)
The Un-Diplomatic Podcast hosted by Van Jackson, Julia Gledhill and Matthew Duss
Image: Gage Skidmore/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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