Trump will put pressure on Ukraine, but not on Israel

Having served at the Pentagon as undersecretary of defense under Donald Rumsfeld, Douglas Feith had played an active role in the "war on terror" after 9/11 and in particular in the run-up to the Iraq war in 2003. Today, in an interview with Kathimerini, the veteran analyst explains that US foreign affairs and the two wars - in the Middle East and Ukraine - were not decisive factors in Trump's election victory. "I should note," he adds, "that while China is the most important US national security issue, there was no major debate between the candidates on China policy."

Feith does not share beliefs that Trump will cause a rupture in the US relationship with the North Atlantic Alliance. "President Trump did not pull the US from NATO during his first term," he says, "despite his harsh criticisms. His main complaint was that the allies are not spending enough on defense and are...