Phone Calls With Trump: More Risky Venture Than Diplomatic Boon
8 October 2019
As featured in New York Times
Diplomacy
A phone call with U.S. president used to be like hitting the jackpot for world leaders but Trump had turned that idea on its head, said Jonathan Eyal, the international director of the Royal United Services Institute. "Getting the president on the phone is very risky. It is very difficult to avoid these calls, but there will be a greater care among heads of government now in what they say to Trump."