This theory that Trump’s most extreme threats are play-acting or bluffs is in some ways comforting. But there are real risks to having a president so committed to the madman bit. Taken at face ...

Donald Trump's anticipated return to the Oval Office is influencing global politics. His unpredictable diplomacy is reshaping ...

US support to Israel in the form of advanced weapons, privileged access to defence technology, and diplomatic backing for war ...

Where will all this go? Fareed Zakaria Washington Post Some say we are simply back to the “madman theory” of foreign policy, which posits that it’s good for the president to sometimes appear ...

Nixon called it “the Madman Theory” and he believed that in the face of a nuclear threat Ho Chi Minh would beg for peace. Apparently, Ho was not impressed. Neither were the Soviets.

Historians root the madman theory in Machiavelli, who wrote that “at times it is a very wise thing to simulate madness.” ...

Trump’s prior presidency was marked by a blend of calculated unpredictability and controversial decision-making, which elucidated an embrace of what is known as the “madman theory.” ...

In the run-up to Trump 2.0, the speed with which former opponents of the once and future president are adapting to ...