Norman Ornstein is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, election analyst for BBC News, and coauthor of the 2012 book It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism.
Dennis Ross, a former special assistant to President Barack Obama, is the counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute.
After a surprising presidential election, Americans and foreign leaders have closely watched the executive transition for clues to American priorities and policy under the Trump administration. What does Donald J. Trump’s victory tell us about American politics – and how will our allies and adversaries respond?