SMU Associate Professor of Political Science John A Donaldson was interviewed about the dismissal of Rex Tillerson as US Secretary of State. Associate Prof Donaldson discussed how concerned the world should be and whether the dismissal is a surprise; how foreign policy might change with the appointment of CIA director Mike Pompeo as the new Secretary of State, and what signal this sends; whether China and Iran should be particularly worried by the appointment; the implication for foreign relations, international trade and investor confidence; and the planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean President Kim Jong-un in May.