Trump's erratic foreign policy to meet 'a world on fire'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump's erratic foreign policy to meet 'a world on fire'

Daily Mail  

Trump's response to Ukraine war could set tone for his agenda * Trump expected to continue arming Israel without strings attached to aid * Trump pledges tough stance on China, ramping up tariffs on goods By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Nov 6 - While campaigning to regain the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump said that he would be able to end Russia's war in Ukraine in 24 hours, warned that Israel would be "eradicated" if he lost the election and vowed sweeping new tariffs on Chinese imports. "Donald Trump remains erratic and inconsistent when it comes to foreign policy," analysts for the European Council on Foreign Relations wrote in a blog post during the U.S. campaign. Trump insisted last year that Russian President Vladimir Putin never would have invaded Ukraine in 2022 if he had been in the White House, adding that "even now I could solve that in 24 hours". "NATO would face the most serious existential threat since its founding," said Brett Bruen, a former foreign policy adviser in the Obama administration.

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US to face 'dire threats' if Ukraine is made to accept Russia's terms, Nato chief warns Trump
2 weeks, 6 days ago

US to face 'dire threats' if Ukraine is made to accept Russia's terms, Nato chief warns Trump

Firstpost  

Nato chief Mark Rutte said he has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that the United States would face ‘dire threats’ if Ukraine is forced into making a peace deal that is favourable to Russia Nato chief Mark Rutte has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that the United States would face “dire threats” if Ukraine is made to accept Russia’s terms. …

West faces biggest threat since 1945 says Trump military adviser amid growing WW3 fears as Putin vows to keep up massive missiles attacks on Ukraine
1 month ago

West faces biggest threat since 1945 says Trump military adviser amid growing WW3 fears as Putin vows to keep up massive missiles attacks on Ukraine

Daily Mail  

War games with an increasingly belligerent axis of powers has placed the West in its gravest peril since the end of the Second World War, a top US military official and adviser to Donald Trump has warned. General Jack Keane, former vice chief of the US army, told The Times that the war in Ukraine will remain a top priority …

NATO head and Trump meet in Florida for talks on global security
1 month ago

NATO head and Trump meet in Florida for talks on global security

NPR  

NATO head and Trump meet in Florida for talks on global security toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP BRUSSELS — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the head of NATO have met for talks on global security, the military alliance said Saturday. In a brief statement, NATO said Trump and its secretary general, Mark Rutte, met on Friday in Palm Beach, Florida. "They …

Trump’s ’America First’ Policy: Potential geopolitical shifts in Middle East, implications for Modi, China, Putin, NATO
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s ’America First’ Policy: Potential geopolitical shifts in Middle East, implications for Modi, China, Putin, NATO

Live Mint  

Donald Trump's victory marked a drastic shift in U.S. foreign policy, driven by his “America First” principles—non-interventionism, trade protectionism, and a focus on reshaping global relations. Trump on NATO and Global Security Donald Trump’s controversial stance on NATO—where he has accused European allies of free-riding on US military commitments—has raised alarm bells in Europe. The future of transatlantic security also …

Senior commanders react to Trump’s new cabinet picks
1 month, 1 week ago

Senior commanders react to Trump’s new cabinet picks

CNN  

CNN — Within minutes of President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement of Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth as his selection for secretary of Defense, current and former senior military commanders began messaging and calling me with their reactions. There is a common thread between Trump’s answer to Bill O’Reilly in 2017 when the then-Fox News host reminded him, “Putin …

Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon warns Europe to be scared because 'tariffs are coming'
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon warns Europe to be scared because 'tariffs are coming'

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon warned Europe to be scared because 'tariffs are coming' as America prepares for drastic foreign policy reform under the new administration. Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon warned Europe to be scared because 'tariffs are coming' as America prepares for drastic foreign policy reform under the new administration The Former White House Chief Strategist insisted 'we …

Europe braces for a ‘swift and brutal transition’ to the world of Trump
1 month, 1 week ago

Europe braces for a ‘swift and brutal transition’ to the world of Trump

Al Jazeera  

Experts tell Al Jazeera to expect pressure to buy more US weapons, a trade dispute, and possibly a trade war. ‘It’s not going to be an instant wake-up call’ “Strategic autonomy will be hobbled by domestic conditions in France and Germany,” said Dimitar Bechev, director of the Dahrendorf Programme on Europe in a Changing World at the European Studies Centre …

New US policies likely to weigh in on Europe
1 month, 1 week ago

New US policies likely to weigh in on Europe

China Daily  

The United States under Donald Trump will have very different foreign policies from the current Joe Biden administration, and countries in Europe should brace for the impact on security, trade and climate, European leaders and experts say. On the aspect of defense and security, European leaders shared consensus at a summit of the European Political Community held on Thursday that …

Europe cannot rely on Trump’s protection – it must take the lead on defence
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Europe cannot rely on Trump’s protection – it must take the lead on defence

The Independent  

Even if it was through gritted teeth, most world leaders sent warm, boilerplate congratulations to Donald Trump after his decisive victory in the presidential election. British government ministers did their best to play down some embarrassing tweets dating back to Mr Trump’s first term in the White House, stressing the strength of the special relationship. As a result, Mr Macron …

What will a second Donald Trump presidency mean for the US and the world?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What will a second Donald Trump presidency mean for the US and the world?

Firstpost  

Donald Trump has vowed to pursue a domestic agenda centred on dramatically reshaping the federal government and pursuing retribution against his perceived enemies. Let’s take a closer look Former US President Donald Trump clinched victory in the historic US presidential race, vowing to usher in a “golden age” for America. For the world While campaigning to regain the US presidency, …

Trump Wants to Shut the U.S. Off From Our Allies. That Will Backfire.
54 years, 11 months ago

Trump Wants to Shut the U.S. Off From Our Allies. That Will Backfire.

Slate  

Many Europeans woke up Wednesday morning stunned to learn that while they were sleeping, their nightmare had come true—Donald Trump had won the American presidential election, and not by a small margin. During this year’s campaign, he has said he would end the war in Ukraine immediately, even before he takes office—and his one great European friend, Hungarian Prime Minister …

Bracing to negotiate with a protectionist America
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bracing to negotiate with a protectionist America

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump has just won the most geopolitical of all American elections. While Trump may be inclined to support Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu, he is shrewd enough to realise that the continuing war in Gaza is not in America’s interest; a number of Arab Americans would have voted for Trump in the hope that he would bring the conflict to …

Trump's Euro Allies Are Defenseless Against MAGA
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump's Euro Allies Are Defenseless Against MAGA

Bloomberg  

The congratulations from European leaders to US President-elect Donald Trump are flowing like champagne, which is incidentally how Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban planned to celebrate. Over in France, America’s oldest ally, the mood is conflicted: President Emmanuel Macron’s English tweet offering to “work together” with Trump was followed up by a French-language tweet stridently promising a stronger, more united …

What is the latest row between Trump and NATO? | Explained
9 months, 3 weeks ago

What is the latest row between Trump and NATO? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Former U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw support to NATO citing the failure of European NATO allies to step up their defence expenditure. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg countered saying: “Any suggestion that allies will not defend each other undermines all of our security, including that of the U.S.” Mr. Trump’s statement comes amid challenges …

Column: Trump wanted to pull the U.S. out of NATO. In a second term, he’s more likely to try
10 months ago

Column: Trump wanted to pull the U.S. out of NATO. In a second term, he’s more likely to try

LA Times  

Former President Trump speaks this month at a rally in Conway, S.C., where he said he would encourage Russia to attack U.S. allies who don’t spend enough on defense. At a campaign rally this month in South Carolina, Trump said he would encourage Russia to attack U.S. allies that don’t spend enough on defense. “Trump creates doubts … that undercut …

Trump plots controversial global shakeup behind closed doors: report
10 months, 1 week ago

Trump plots controversial global shakeup behind closed doors: report

Raw Story  

A Trump 2.0 White House term would reportedly launch a wrecking ball into U.S. foreign policy — altering or even doing away altogether with decades long foreign policy mainstays. Bloomberg News reported that former President Donald Trump is entertaining stripping the forged ties with some NATO countries, specifically establishing a two-tiered NATO alliance model. Speaking at a Saturday rally in …

Biden says Trump sowing doubts about US commitment to NATO is ‘un-American’
10 months, 1 week ago

Biden says Trump sowing doubts about US commitment to NATO is ‘un-American’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Donald Trump’s comments calling into question the U.S. commitment to defend its NATO allies from attack were “dangerous” and “un-American,” seizing on the former president’s comments that sowed fresh fears among U.S. partners about its dependability on the global stage. Speaking from the White House as he encouraged the House to take …

Trump defiant after backlash over NATO remarks
10 months, 1 week ago

Trump defiant after backlash over NATO remarks

Raw Story  

Former US president Donald Trump defended his record on NATO Monday, saying he had made it "strong" after sparking a firestorm of criticism over comments downplaying his commitment to the alliance. "I MADE NATO STRONG, and even the RINOS and Radical Left Democrats admit that," Trump said on Truth Social Monday, using an acronym deployed by conservatives for critics within …

Ex-Trump adviser thinks he 'made up' the NATO country story — but not withdrawal threats
10 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Trump adviser thinks he 'made up' the NATO country story — but not withdrawal threats

Raw Story  

A second Donald Trump term would mean a NATO obituary and possibly even a war. Former President Donald Trump's one-time National Security Advisor John Bolton made the prognostication on CNN's "The Source" with Kaitlan Collins. Speaking at a Saturday rally in Conway, South Carolina, Trump told a story about an anonymous NATO member asking if he would withhold U.S. support …

Trump’s threat to NATO allies draws little condemnation from GOP, reflecting his grip on the party
10 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s threat to NATO allies draws little condemnation from GOP, reflecting his grip on the party

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s claim that he once told a NATO ally that he would encourage Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to “delinquent” members of the group sent shockwaves through Europe over the weekend. In a policy video on his campaign website, Trump pledged to “finish the process we began under my administration of fundamentally reevaluating NATO’s …

NATO chief says Donald Trump puts US troops, allies at risk by saying Russia can 'do whatever the hell they want' with them
10 months, 1 week ago

NATO chief says Donald Trump puts US troops, allies at risk by saying Russia can 'do whatever the hell they want' with them

ABC  

In short: Donald Trump's suggestion the US should not protect NATO allies failing to spend on defence "undermines all of our security," the military alliance's chief says. Donald Trump's suggestion the US should not protect NATO allies failing to spend on defence "undermines all of our security," the military alliance's chief says. The head of NATO has warned that Donald …

Trump threatens to 'encourage' attack of NATO members behind on payments
10 months, 1 week ago

Trump threatens to 'encourage' attack of NATO members behind on payments

The Hindu  

White House hopeful Donald Trump said on Saturday he would "encourage" Russia to attack members of NATO who had not met their financial obligations, his most extreme broadside against the military alliance he has long expressed scepticism about. Mr. Trump's remark comes after Senate Republicans on Wednesday rejected a bipartisan bill that would have included sorely needed new funding for …

NATO leader says Trump puts allies at risk by saying Russia can ‘do whatever the hell they want’
10 months, 1 week ago

NATO leader says Trump puts allies at risk by saying Russia can ‘do whatever the hell they want’

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — The head of the NATO military alliance warned Sunday that Donald Trump was putting the safety of U.S. troops and their allies at risk after the Republican presidential front-runner said Russia should be able to do “whatever the hell they want” to NATO members who don’t meet their defense spending targets. “We have a hot war at …

White House condemns Trump’s ‘unhinged’ NATO comments
10 months, 1 week ago

White House condemns Trump’s ‘unhinged’ NATO comments

Al Jazeera  

The frontrunner for the Republican nomination shows no signs of easing hostile stance towards military alliance. The White House has condemned Donald Trump’s comments suggesting the United States should not help NATO protect allies from a potential Russian attack as “unhinged”. You gotta pay.” “Encouraging invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes is appalling and unhinged – and it …

Trump says he wouldn't defend NATO allies from Russia if they're 'delinquent'
10 months, 1 week ago

Trump says he wouldn't defend NATO allies from Russia if they're 'delinquent'

NPR  

Trump says he wouldn't defend NATO allies from Russia if they're 'delinquent' Enlarge this image toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP CONWAY, S.C. — Former President Donald Trump said America would not defend NATO allies against Russia if they did not meet his definition of contributing enough defense spending, threatening to upend the alliance if elected president again …

Prospect of Trump 2.0 has Europe scrambling on military spending
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Prospect of Trump 2.0 has Europe scrambling on military spending

Live Mint  

BRUSSELS—The prospect of Donald Trump returning as president is prompting some of America’s staunchest allies in Europe to push their neighbors that are more reluctant to spend into further action on defense and security. Many European NATO countries say their increases in military spending were prompted more by Russia’s initial 2014 invasion of Ukraine and subsequent hostility than by Trump’s …

Former US President Trump to appoint loyalists to reshape foreign policy on China, NATO and Ukraine
1 year ago

Former US President Trump to appoint loyalists to reshape foreign policy on China, NATO and Ukraine

Firstpost  

Among his proposals on the campaign trail this year, Trump has said he would deploy U.S. Special Forces against the Mexican cartels - something unlikely to get the blessing of the Mexican government. “At the outset of his administration, there were a lot of people that were interested in implementing their own policies, not the president’s policies.” Having more loyalists …

Trump plots 'tremendously stupid' NATO plan for his second term: report
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump plots 'tremendously stupid' NATO plan for his second term: report

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is pushing for a major American foreign policy change in his second administration that would likely upend decades of global national security infrastructure. Sources tell Rolling Stone that Trump is planning to pull the United States entirely out of the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance unless it caves to his demands that include one that would seem …

Deja Vu: The dark prospect of Trump 2.0
1 year, 4 months ago

Deja Vu: The dark prospect of Trump 2.0

Al Jazeera  

Once again the world is in the grips of a heated US election season that could have global repercussions. Just as he reversed much of what his predecessor, President Barack Obama, achieved globally, whether on climate change, trade, nuclear proliferation, Russia, Europe or the Middle East, Trump would Under a second Trump presidency, it would be impossible to reach another …

Trump’s praise of Putin, ‘America First’ view tested by war
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump’s praise of Putin, ‘America First’ view tested by war

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — From the earliest days of his first presidential campaign, Donald Trump aggressively challenged the pillars of Republican foreign policy that defined the party since World War II. And to the horror of many GOP leaders at the time, it worked, resonating with voters who believed, in part, that a bipartisan establishment in Washington had brokered trade deals that …

Trump's presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump's presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to scrap President Donald Trump’s vision …

Trump’s presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to scrap President Donald Trump’s vision of “America First” in favor of “diplomacy first” will depend on whether he’s able to regain the trust of allies and convince them that Trumpism is just a blip in the annals of U.S. foreign policy. From Europe to the Middle East and Asia, Trump’s brand of transactional …

Trump has trashed America’s most important alliance. The rift with Europe could take decades to repair
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump has trashed America’s most important alliance. The rift with Europe could take decades to repair

CNN  

CNN — The presidency of Donald Trump has left such a wretched stench in Europe that it’s hard to see how, even in four years, Joe Biden could possibly get America’s most important alliance back on track. “The lasting impact of ‘America First’ is the US having fewer friends in Europe.” A senior European Union official said the general view …

How will a Biden presidency impact NATO and Brexit?
4 years, 1 month ago

How will a Biden presidency impact NATO and Brexit?

Al Jazeera  

Joe Biden vowed to reverse some of Donald Trump’s moves against multilateral agreements, but analysts say his priorities will be domestic. When asked late last year which foreign leader he would call first if he won the election, Biden said he would call a meeting of NATO leadership to “make clear that we’re back”. “We have to focus more on …

US Election 2020 Key Issues: Foreign policy, global order and where Trump and Biden stand
4 years, 1 month ago

US Election 2020 Key Issues: Foreign policy, global order and where Trump and Biden stand

Firstpost  

Ahead of the polls, while Donald Trump has singled out China in his foreign policy agenda, Joe Biden seeks to reverse several foreign policy decisions made by the incumbent administration During the four years of the Donald Trump presidency, United States’ relations with institutions and governments in the rest of the world have diverted significantly away from tradition. In the …

How Biden plans to undo Trump’s ‘America First’ foreign policy and return US to world stage
4 years, 1 month ago

How Biden plans to undo Trump’s ‘America First’ foreign policy and return US to world stage

CNN  

Washington CNN — After four years of norm-bending, treaty-disrupting and alliance-shaking foreign policy from the Trump administration, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is promising to return the US to its more traditional role on the world stage. “Trump’s ‘America First’ has been ‘America Alone,’” said Brian McKeon, a Biden foreign policy adviser and a former White House and Pentagon adviser …

Trump's And Biden's Plans For National Security
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump's And Biden's Plans For National Security

NPR  

Trump's And Biden's Plans For National Security Enlarge this image Caroline Amenabar/NPR; U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Biden's agenda for national security Biden's foreign policy plan focuses on diplomacy, strengthening the U.S. international reputation and building on alliances that have been strained during the Trump administration. Trump's agenda for national security Trump's second-term foreign policy agenda focuses on continuing to …

Biden eyes major foreign policy shifts if he wins
4 years, 4 months ago

Biden eyes major foreign policy shifts if he wins

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Should former Vice President Joe Biden win the White House in November, America will likely be in for a foreign policy about-face as Biden reverses, dismantles or severely curtails many of President Donald Trump’s most significant and boldest actions. None.” Biden’s campaign also has assembled an experienced team of foreign policy advisers: Jake Sullivan served as deputy assistant …

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