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| US Election 2016: Donald Trump names foreign policy advisers | US Election 2016: Donald Trump names foreign policy advisers |
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| Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has revealed the first members of his foreign policy team. | Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has revealed the first members of his foreign policy team. |
| The advisers include academics and former military officers with expertise on the Middle East and energy issues. | The advisers include academics and former military officers with expertise on the Middle East and energy issues. |
| Mr Trump told the Washington Post that he would name more advisers in the coming days. | Mr Trump told the Washington Post that he would name more advisers in the coming days. |
| Several of his advisers have served as experts for other Republican presidential candidates such as Mitt Romney and Ben Carson. | Several of his advisers have served as experts for other Republican presidential candidates such as Mitt Romney and Ben Carson. |
| On Monday, Mr Trump named retired Lt Gen Keith Kellogg, Carter Page, George Papadopoulos, Walid Phares and retired Gen Joseph Schmitz. | On Monday, Mr Trump named retired Lt Gen Keith Kellogg, Carter Page, George Papadopoulos, Walid Phares and retired Gen Joseph Schmitz. |
| The team is led by Republican Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama who has helped shape Mr Trump's policies, most notably on immigration. | The team is led by Republican Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama who has helped shape Mr Trump's policies, most notably on immigration. |
| Mr Trump has come under criticism in recent days over his policy credentials. When cable news network MSNBC asked him who was advising him on policy, Mr Trump named himself. | Mr Trump has come under criticism in recent days over his policy credentials. When cable news network MSNBC asked him who was advising him on policy, Mr Trump named himself. |
| Analysis: Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America reporter | Analysis: Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America reporter |
| Donald Trump recently boasted he was his own top adviser on foreign policy matters, noting that he had a "good instinct for this stuff". | Donald Trump recently boasted he was his own top adviser on foreign policy matters, noting that he had a "good instinct for this stuff". |
| After more than a month of hints and promises, however, the Republican presidential front-runner has announced who else has his ear on international affairs. | After more than a month of hints and promises, however, the Republican presidential front-runner has announced who else has his ear on international affairs. |
| The names are hardly a who's who in the Republican foreign policy firmament - which could be good or bad news depending on one's perspective. | The names are hardly a who's who in the Republican foreign policy firmament - which could be good or bad news depending on one's perspective. |
| Mr Trump's positions on trade deals and military intervention put him decidedly outside the Republican Party establishment, and this list of advisers will do little to change that perception. | Mr Trump's positions on trade deals and military intervention put him decidedly outside the Republican Party establishment, and this list of advisers will do little to change that perception. |
| If Republicans hoped they could bend Mr Trump to party orthodoxy, this may be their latest Trump-related miscalculation. | If Republicans hoped they could bend Mr Trump to party orthodoxy, this may be their latest Trump-related miscalculation. |
| Unorthodox foreign policy goals | |
| While some of his team are not well known in Republican academic circles, others are seen as controversial figures. | While some of his team are not well known in Republican academic circles, others are seen as controversial figures. |
| Gen Joseph Schmitz resigned from the military in 2005 amid accusations of misconduct. However, Mr Schmitz was never charged with wrongdoing. | Gen Joseph Schmitz resigned from the military in 2005 amid accusations of misconduct. However, Mr Schmitz was never charged with wrongdoing. |
| Another adviser, Walid Phares, was criticised when he was named as part of Mr Romney's foreign policy team in 2011. | Another adviser, Walid Phares, was criticised when he was named as part of Mr Romney's foreign policy team in 2011. |
| Muslim advocacy groups took issue with Mr Phares's close ties to right-wing Christian militia groups during the Lebanese civil war. | Muslim advocacy groups took issue with Mr Phares's close ties to right-wing Christian militia groups during the Lebanese civil war. |
| He is an outspoken critic of Sharia, or Islamic religious law, and has appeared on Fox News and other conservative media outlets as an expert on the Middle East. | He is an outspoken critic of Sharia, or Islamic religious law, and has appeared on Fox News and other conservative media outlets as an expert on the Middle East. |
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| George Papadopoulos recently served as an adviser to Mr Carson, who dropped out of the race in February. Mr Papadopoulos has worked as a consultant for energy companies in the Middle East. | George Papadopoulos recently served as an adviser to Mr Carson, who dropped out of the race in February. Mr Papadopoulos has worked as a consultant for energy companies in the Middle East. |
| Also on Monday, Mr Trump told the BBC's Gary O'Donoghue that he believes the UK may leave the European Union when a referendum is held in June. | Also on Monday, Mr Trump told the BBC's Gary O'Donoghue that he believes the UK may leave the European Union when a referendum is held in June. |
| "I think they may leave it based on everything," Mr Trump said. "I have a lot of investments in the UK, and I will tell you I think they may leave based on everything I'm hearing." | "I think they may leave it based on everything," Mr Trump said. "I have a lot of investments in the UK, and I will tell you I think they may leave based on everything I'm hearing." |
| He also said the US should spend less money on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato). | He also said the US should spend less money on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato). |
| "We are paying disproportionately," he told CNN. "It's too much and frankly it's a different world than it was when we originally conceived of the idea." | "We are paying disproportionately," he told CNN. "It's too much and frankly it's a different world than it was when we originally conceived of the idea." |
| More on the advisers: | More on the advisers: |
| Retired Lt Gen Keith Kellogg | Retired Lt Gen Keith Kellogg |
| Carter Page | Carter Page |
| George Papadopoulos | George Papadopoulos |
| Walid Phares | Walid Phares |
| Retired Gen Joseph Schmitz | Retired Gen Joseph Schmitz |