The election of Donald Trump as U.S. President has caused trepidation around the globe, not only because it blindsided most world leaders, but also because it may well represent the first step of the United States’ march to fundamentally reordering the international system. Campaign rhetoric may not be a perfect guide to how his foreign policy might develop, but the President-elect has left a lengthy trail of pronouncements on foreign affairs dating back to the late 1980s that give us a sense of where his instincts and priorities may lie. With the possible exceptions of East Asia, no other part …read more
Source: The American Interest
