Does Trump Use Foreign Policy as a Weapon?
From expulsions to sanctions: How foreign policy became the new front line in punishing those who challenge authority.
Ebrahim Rasool / TRT World
June 27, 2025


We speak with former South African ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, about how foreign policy is increasingly being used as a tool of global cancel culture. States now use diplomatic, economic, and legal tools to suppress dissent, punish critics, and enforce political conformity on a global scale, with the reactions to Israel’s genocide in Gaza as its most brutal example.

Host: Paul Salvatori
Producers: Ezgi Toper, Nasra Omar Bwana
Camera: Franck Noudofinin
Editor: Huseyin Ilk

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