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Ted Cruz's foreign policy adviser talks Syria, democracy, and art

On foreign policy, Ted Cruz is breaking with GOP orthodoxy in a big way. But then again, Cruz has a very different sort of foreign policy adviser at his side.
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, listens to a question during a campaign event, Jan. 7, 2016, in Webster City, Ia. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP)
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, listens to a question during a campaign event, Jan. 7, 2016, in Webster City, Ia. 
By Emma Margolin, Emma Margolin

Ted Cruz may have built his campaign on consistent conservatism, toeing his party's line on social issues, taxes and Obamacare. But on foreign policy, he's breaking with GOP orthodoxy in a big way.

It a philosophy that seems very much in keeping with Cruz’s current foreign policy prescriptions. As for his knowledge of art history? Coates chuckled. “He’s getting better.”