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Post Election 2024 Resource Guide

Changes to foreign policy under a second Trump administration

What Trump’s win means for U.S. foreign policy

From Foreign Policy

Donald Trump stands with Indian Prime Minister Modi in 2020

“Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s election victory marks the beginning of another roller-coaster ride in U.S. foreign policy. The president-elect is poised to bring back the hallmarks of his first term: a trade war with China, a deep skepticism—even hostility—toward multilateralism, a fondness for strongmen, and an iconoclastic, tweet-from-the-hip style of dealmaking diplomacy. Trump’s advisors have said his “peace through strength” approach is what the country needs in this precarious moment.”


Trump could -- and wants to -- shake up U.S. foreign policy even more in a second term
From National Public Radio

Donald Trump wearing a red Make America Great Again hat standing in front of a microphone

An excerpt: “It was not that long ago that former President Donald Trump made international headlines at a primary election rally in South Carolina.

At the event, Trump recalled an unnamed European leader asking whether the U.S. would defend the country if it was invaded by Russia — even if they had not met NATO spending targets.
 

“‘No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want,’” Trump remembered saying. “You got to pay. You got to pay your bills.”


How a second Trump presidency could reshape the world
From Vox