Analysis: Trump’s Foreign Policy Frustrations Are Piling Up
- Donald Trump’s foreign policy faced growing challenges during and after his presidency, especially regarding key global powers by 2025.
- His 'America First' populism, based on claims the US was exploited for decades, shaped his approach but failed to democratize the Arab world or sustain trade de-escalations.
- Early in his presidency, Trump issued tariff threats, territorial expansion warnings, and cut global humanitarian aid while international leaders resisted or ignored his policies.
- Financial Times commentator Robert Armstrong coined the term TACO trade, meaning 'Trump Always Chickens Out,' highlighting Trump's wavering on tariffs as mocked by Russian media.
- These developments weakened U.S. Soft power, frustrated efforts to resolve conflicts like Ukraine and the Middle East, and suggest persistent unresolved geopolitical tensions.
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To the World's Leaders, the President of the United States Is Not as Strong as It Is Believed.
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Trump's Foreign Policy Frustrations Mount
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Every US president thinks they can change the world, and Donald Trump has an even greater sense of personal omnipotence than his recent predecessors. But things aren't going so well for the 47th president. Trump can bully tech titans into line and use the power of government to try to subdue institutions, like Harvard University, and judges, but some world leaders are harder to intimidate. Russian President Vla…
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