Why Trump’s foreign policy is dangerous
America’s political class is increasingly mobilised against much of President Donald Trump‘s foreign policy – and how Trump’s administration appears to make policy. Defying US global dominance as foreign policy direction Trump’s campaign reflected views he had long-held on US “leadership,” free trade’s downsides, and the real threats to American security. Economically, Trump stressed job losses from “unfair” trade practices and “stupid” US policies; as president, he claims to prioritise returning jobs to communities by reducing America’s biggest bilateral trade deficits. One pre-inaugural study notes how he “could, in the same speech, denounce regime change, military occupation and nation-building” in the Middle East “while insisting that the US should ‘keep the oil’ in Iraq and Libya after intervening there.” Then there is the influence of actors in Trump’s administration who remain committed to more conventional policies, especially America’s continued pursuit of hegemony through global “leadership”. Pyongyang’s weapons tests have given Trump openings to “reassure” Japan and South Korea of US security commitments – including by deploying Terminal High Altitude Area Defense in South Korea.
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