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How to Navigate Trump’s Foreign Policy

2024/11/12
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Kori Schake
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Ravi Agrawal
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Kori Schake认为,特朗普政府的外交政策具有高度的不可预测性,但其核心原则,例如对关税、盟友和移民的立场,是相对稳定的。她认为特朗普政府会在一定程度上履行其竞选承诺,并在移民问题上采取强硬立场。她还指出,特朗普政府与盟友的关系紧张,并质疑美国对北约第五条的承诺。她认为,特朗普政府可能会利用其不可预测性作为一种策略,但这种策略也可能导致不确定性,增加对手挑战美国承诺的风险,并增加盟友在其他政策上合作的成本。她认为特朗普政府的主要成就是促成了亚伯拉罕协议,但也指出一些盟友更喜欢特朗普政府而不是拜登政府。她预测,特朗普政府在第二任期内可能会对欧洲安全政策、对伊朗和以色列的政策以及对朝鲜的政策做出重大调整,并可能更加强调个人化的国际互动。她还认为,特朗普政府对乌克兰的命运可能漠不关心,并试图促成双方之间的早期协议。她认为,特朗普政府可能会采取行动来恢复对朝鲜的威慑,但这取决于他对金正恩的个人感情。她认为,特朗普政府可能会向以色列提供摧毁伊朗核设施的能力,并可能采取类似暗杀苏莱曼尼的军事行动。她还认为,在特朗普政府时期,民间组织可能会在促进人权和民主方面发挥更大的作用。她认为,美国经济实力仍然强大,美元的主导地位可能还会加强,但美国在国际事务中的影响力可能会变得更加强硬和不受欢迎。 Ravi Agrawal主要负责引导话题,并提出一些问题,例如特朗普政府的幕僚人员选择对外交政策的影响、对拜登政府外交政策的批评、保守派外交政策的理想形态、以及特朗普政府对乌克兰、朝鲜和中东地区局势的应对策略。

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This chapter analyzes Trump's first term foreign policy, characterized by unpredictability yet some consistent themes like using tariffs and viewing allies as burdens. It also examines his use of rallies to gauge public support for his policies and his implementation of campaign promises, particularly on immigration.
  • High chaos premium in Trump's foreign policy
  • Predictable elements: tariffs, view of allies, immigration
  • Use of rallies to test public support
  • Implementation of campaign promises on immigration limits
  • Friction with allies, questioning NATO Article 5 guarantee

Shownotes Transcript

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is moving rapidly to nominate loyalists to key administration positions. How much do these choices matter? And what do his personnel choices mean for our assessments of his foreign policy? Conservative scholar Kori Schake sits down with Ravi Agrawal to share what we might expect from a second Trump term.

Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):

Transcript: How Much Do Trump’s Personnel Choices Matter?)

FP Staff: Trump’s Foreign-Policy Influencers)

Stephen M. Walt: The 10 Foreign-Policy Implications of the 2024 U.S. Election)

Kori Schake: North Korea Joining Russia’s War Is a Sign of Weakness)

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