Fuel to the Fire - How Trump Made America s Broken Foreign Policy Even Worse and How We

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump broke not only from the Republican Party but also from the bipartisan consensus on the direction of recent U.S. foreign policy. Calling the Iraq war a terrible mistake and lamenting America's nation building expeditions, Trump evinced little interest in maintaining the traditional form of American leadership of the liberal international order. He threatened to pull the United States out of NATO, complained that the United States was being taken advantage of by its trading partners, and argued that immigration was a terrible threat. Instead, Trump's “America First” vision called for a reassertion of American nationalism on the economic front as well as in foreign affairs.

Since Trump took office, it has become clear that “America First” was more campaign slogan than coherent vision of American grand strategy and foreign policy. As president Trump has steered a course that has maintained some of the worst aspects of previous foreign policy – namely the pursuit of primacy and frequent military intervention – while managing to make a new set of mistakes all his own.

This book provides an assessment of Trump's America First doctrine, its performance to date, and its implications for the future.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Provisional Table of Contents

1. U.S. Grand Strategy since the Cold War and 9/11
   1. Confusion after Containment
   2. 9/11 and the Hijacking of U.S. Foreign Policy
   3. The New Liberal Hegemony Consensus
   4. The Failures and Foolishness of Primacy
      
      
2. America First & the Trump Doctrine
   1. What was America First at First?
   2. Why did America First gain traction in 2016?
   3. What is the Trump Doctrine now?
   4. America First in historical context
      
      
3. Taking Stock of the Trump Doctrine
   1. How AF has Trump's first term actually been and why?
   2. What has remained same/what has really changed under Trump?
   3. How well has AF/Trump's FP served the United States?
   4. Not sure how best to organize this – thematically or by specific issue?
      1. War on terror, Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, NATO/alliances, Syria, immigration, trade, diplomacy, nuclear weapons, defense budget
      
      
      4. The National Security Making Process Under Trump
      
      
      1. Trump's Generals
      2. Deconstructing the State Department
      3. Foreign Policy by Twitter
      4. Empty Bench vs. the Blob: The political/bureaucratic/institutional response by GOP, Dems, others to Trumpism, America First
      
      
      5. American Internationalism in the Age of Trump
      
      
      1. Public opinion on Trump's America First doctrine
      2. Changing American internationalism more generally
         
         
      1. Conclusion: Prospects for American Grand Strategy
         
         
      1. What has the Trump Doctrine meant for US and the world?
         1. What's better/worse now than it was before Trump?
         2. International Response to Trump – foreign governments, allies, global public opinion, and how Trump has affected America's reputation, etc.
      2. What does the Trump Doctrine mean for the future?
      3. Why restraint looks even better after some Trump…
      
      
      

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      By John Glaser; Christopher A. Preble and A. Trevor Thrall
      
      

      Zusammenfassung

      This book provides an assessment of Trump's America First doctrine, its performance to date, and its implications for the future.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: JOHN GLASER, John/ Preble Glaser, Christopher A Preble, Christopher A. Preble, A Trevor Thrall, A Trevor (University of Michigan Dearborn USA) Thrall, A. Trevor Thrall, Trevor Thrall
• Verlag: Cato Institute
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781948647465
• ISBN: 978-1-948647-46-5
• Seiten: 350
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung