Professor Colleen Graffy Interviewed on President Trump's Visit to Britain -- BBC Radio 5 and BBC News TV

Professor Colleen P. Graffy was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 and BBC News TV on September 17 regarding President Trump's visit to Britain. On BBC Radio 5, Professor Graffy discussed Trump's historic second state visit to Great Britain; the "special relationship" between the countries and what Trump and Britain hope to get out of the visit; the 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum exports; and hopes of a "tech prosperity deal."

On BBC News TV, Professor Graffy was the lead interview on the morning program. Highlighted were some of the more complex foreign policy issues on the agenda, including Israel's impending recognition of Palestine and the ongoing situation in Ukraine. Also discussed was the delicate balancing act required to manage expectations for the trip, particularly concerning tariffs on British steel and aluminum, and the pursuit of a "tech prosperity deal" with leaders like Sam Altman from OpenAI, Jensen Huang from Nvidia, and Tim Cook from Apple. Another delicate area, which is likely to come up at a press conference, is the Jeffrey Epstein debacle and the sacking of the UK ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson. Observations included that President Trump has a great admiration for the British royal family and has established a good working relationship with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.