A well traveled maxim is that, "A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client." Multiply that a thousand fold for a presidential candidate who, like Trump, declares he is his own foreign policy advisor.
Presidential candidates retain experts to broaden their knowledge and to develop policy proposals. Particularly for foreign policy, the press analyzes the experts chosen for insight into the predilections of the candidate. For instance Jeb and Marco retained neocons, indicating an interventionist foreign policy.
Trump, until recently, has deflected questions about his advisors, or named people he had seen on Sunday talk shows. Finally the curtain has been lifted. Trump is the Wizard of Oz. Some combination of ego and cheapness, explains his decision to fly blind though the complex currents of foreign affairs. Perhaps, he believes his own foreign affairs with attractive immigrants is sufficient.
The hope that the political neophyte would rely on seasoned veterans has been shattered. No wonder, as Political Wire blogger Taegan Goddard reports, "The Economist Intelligence Unit
concludes that a Donald Trump presidency poses a top-10 risk event that
could disrupt the world economy, lead to political chaos in the United
States and heighten security risks for the United States."
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