The most striking thing about Donald Trump’s foreign policy at the seven-month mark of his second administration is how it has failed to improve America’s overall strategic position in the world. No doubt, it is still early days in the president’s second term. But the Trump team’s frenetic flurry of actions, coupled with attention-seeking and often incendiary rhetoric, has served to obscure a poor record of scoring significant international wins for America. Trump’s moves at home and abroad have landed him in a weak domestic political position as his ratings with voters remain underwater with no signs of revival, and he has rapidly expended political capital to advance policies that do not appear poised to yield benefits for most Americans anytime soon. In a real sense, Trump has painted himself into a corner with his own political and policy approach — one unlikely to win broader public support at home.
Trump desperate for progress in his sound and fury foreign policy | Middle East Institute
