Why "Peace President" Donald Trump Fights So Many Wars - William Spaniel

Donald Trump describes himself as a "president of peace." Yet he has overseen perhaps the most adventurous first fifteen months of any administration. Today, we explore both the sincerity behind that statement and the theoretical connection between peaceful intentions and peaceful outcomes. They are not the same, and sometimes a president of peace can actually bring more war.

0:00 Donald Trump, Peace President
2:44 Does Trump Really Have a Peaceful Disposition?
4:32 Bargaining Frictions Cause War
8:09 Why "Peace" Presidents Can Bring More War
11:30 The Nobel Peace Prize and Irrationality
14:13 Takeaway Lines