President Trump is flexing his muscle just a week into his presidency, using tariffs and sanctions as a leverage tool to enact his agenda, even when it involves U.S. allies. Trump caused a stir
In just a week, the president has floated financial reprisals for Mexico, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Colombia. The hostilities could backfire.
There were no Situation Room meetings and no quiet calls to de-escalate a dispute with an ally. Just threats, counterthreats, surrender and an indication of the president’s approach to Greenland and Panama.
At this pace, the newly inaugurated Republican president should be able to alienate just about every other country on the planet by, say, mid-summer.
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Donald Trump claimed an early victory for a coercive foreign policy based on tariffs and hard power on Sunday after announcing Colombia had backed down in a dispute over migrant repatriation flights.
At this pace, the newly inaugurated Republican president should be able to alienate just about every other country on the planet by, say, mid-summer.
The big promise Trump made in foreign policy was that he would end the Russia–Ukraine war “in 24 hours,” even before taking the oath of office. In fact, though, when he put his peace plan on the table,
Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said Monday he thinks, at some point, at least one country will call President Trump’s bluff on his tariff threat, which could have consequences on the United States economy.
The Defense Ministry in Copenhagen said those will include three new Arctic naval vessels, two additional long-range surveillance drones and satellite capacity.
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