What to Expect from Trump 2.0 on Foreign Policy

An FP columnist argues you shouldn’t worry about Trump’s return to the White House.

By , a deputy editor at Foreign Policy.
U.S. President Donald Trump leans in to kiss German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the cheek.
U.S. President Donald Trump kisses German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the cheek at a G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 25, 2019. Andrew Parsons-Pool/Getty Images

In September, FP columnist Matthew Kroenig urged U.S. allies to stop worrying about a second Trump administration and reflect on his actual record in office.

“Trump was an effective foreign-policy president, presiding over a period of relative global stability and prosperity, and a second Trump administration promises improved performance based on the lessons learned in the first term,” he wrote, pointing to a focus on “peace through strength,” burden-sharing, fair trade, ending the Russia-Ukraine war, toughness on Iran and China, and securing the border.

In September, FP columnist Matthew Kroenig urged U.S. allies to stop worrying about a second Trump administration and reflect on his actual record in office.

“Trump was an effective foreign-policy president, presiding over a period of relative global stability and prosperity, and a second Trump administration promises improved performance based on the lessons learned in the first term,” he wrote, pointing to a focus on “peace through strength,” burden-sharing, fair trade, ending the Russia-Ukraine war, toughness on Iran and China, and securing the border.

Read it here: Why the World Should Stop Worrying About a Second Trump Term

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Sasha Polakow-Suransky is a deputy editor at Foreign Policy. X: @sasha_p_s

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