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The last few elections have witnessed a trend towards neo-isolationism with the election of leaders such as Obama, Trump, and Biden. Zion argues that this shift represents a significant pivot away from historically entrenched policies, posing the question of which fragments of the existing system should be retained going forward.
Zion observes that the recent implosion of the Democratic Party and the expulsion of traditional national security conservatives from the Republican Party have led to what he describes as a "preschool-level" debate concerning foreign policy on both sides of the aisle. This contrasts starkly with previous periods in American history, where foreign policy was more cohesive and grounded in institutional knowledge.