The power of authority vs. the power of institutions: amid Presidential debates, Trump and Harris present their vision for countering autocracies

On September 11, 2024, Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance interviewed Shawn Ryan, outlining the Trump team’s plan to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict.

Vance’s plan to stop the war in Ukraine includes the creation of a “demilitarized zone” that should coincide with the current line of contact between the Russian and Ukrainian troops, as well as the preservation of Ukraine’s independence in exchange for neutrality, which means not joining NATO or other democratic bloc defense alliances.

Vance’s statements detailed Donald Trump’s foreign policy theses, which he voiced on September 10 at the presidential debate in Philadelphia.

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