The Foreign Policy Establishment Plans for a Post-Trump World
The American foreign policy establishment is preparing for a post-Trump era, focusing on reevaluating U.S. strategy. Experts criticize Trump's unilateral approach and its impact on international stability, suggesting a need to rebuild alliances. The Council on Foreign Relations is leading this initiative, incorporating diverse political perspectives while largely dismissing Trump's America First policy.
- ▪The Council on Foreign Relations is launching a multiyear effort to reevaluate American foreign policy strategy.
- ▪Experts argue that Trump's unilateralism has destabilized international relations and undermined U.S. alliances.
- ▪Future administrations will need to rebuild partnerships and restore multilateral cooperation after Trump's presidency.
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Not even midway through President Donald Trump’s second presidency, the American and Western foreign policy establishment is already planning for a post-Trump world. The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) website features “The Future of American Strategy Initiative,” which is described as a “multiyear effort” to fundamentally reevaluate American strategy by “leading CFR scholars.” The initiative, according to Rebecca Lissner, who was a national security adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris, will “incorporate views from across the political spectrum.” Judging by the first installment, the CFR’s “political spectrum” doesn’t include those who support an America First foreign policy.Many of the expert contributors are openly derisive of Trump’s approach to the world.
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