John Bolton: Don’t Mention the Norms

US President Donald Trump replaced his National Security Adviser Herbert Raymond McMaster on the 22 March 2018 after just over a year on the job, replacing him with former US Ambassador at the United Nations, John Bolton.

Most commentators classified John Bolton as a war-hawk with strong and controversial views on issues relating to North Korea, the Iran nuclear deal, the Middle East, and relations with China and Russia.

Commentary feature in which the author said brutal transactional talks were the only language the new US National Security Advisor John Bolton understood. The author claimed that John Bolton hated the European Union.

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BBC News, 23.03.18: John Bolton: Five things new Trump security adviser believes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43512175

US: The White House: National security and defense https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/national-security-defense/

The Guardian, 23.03.18: [Opinion]: ohn Bolton is a hawk itching for war – and few are there to stop him https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/23/john-bolton-hawk-itching-war

Al Jazeera, 23.03.18: US: Who is John Bolton? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/john-bolton-180323080234524.html

ECFR: Commentary, 22.03.18: Europe should strike a tough pose with Trump on the Iran nuclear deal http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_europe_should_strike_a_tough_pose_with_trump_on_iran_nuclear

The New York Times, 23.03.18: [Editorial]: Yes, John Bolton Really Is That Dangerous https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/23/opinion/john-bolton-trump-national-security-adviser.html

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