Donald Trump believes that the U.S.-Canadian border is open to negotiation because it is “artificial”. “Somebody drew it with a ruler,” he told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney yesterday. Yet immense diplomatic effort went into setting this boundary, explains eminent historian Kathleen Burk.
She and Aaron also discuss:
* Why Trump is so obsessed with 19th Century history
* How the United States became a superpower thanks to its allies
* What might happen to the Special Relationship if American hegemony slips
They also touch on the different approaches to Trump taken by Carney and Sir Keir Starmer, why Kathleen loves The Iliad and The Odyssey, as well as her admiration for Eleanor of Acquitane. She also teases her upcoming book on the history of wine.
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