Perspective on Foreign policy (Reposting!)

Hi all, Today I would like to share with you some insights about recent US foreign policy.

A few days ago I read an article that said PresidentTrump is rewriting the foreign policy of US from what was set in 1945.

In 1945 after the end of the second world war USA and USSR emerged as major super powers and USA took the leadership in nuclear nonproliferation and lots of other initiatives.

Here is a quote from the article in WSJ

"But few expected him to move so rapidly to reorient us foreign policy away from the course it has charted since 1945.

Since the end of world war 2 the US lead system of alliances has bolstered the country's power most foreign policy experts said. By vowing to defend allies in Europe the middle east and Asia the US more than any other country took on the global guarantor of free trade stability a mission that included countering the Soviet Union more recently China. "

All the presidents after 1945 sort of followed this basic pattern.

The current president is changing all of that.

With some very serious changes.

USA respected Canada as a sovereign democratic nation.

President Trump wants Canada to be the 51st state of US.

USA never wanted to annex Greenland a territory of Denmark.

President Trump wants to annex Greenland.

USA never considered the Panama canal a property of US.

President Trump does or wishes it could be.

USA took leadership through an organization like USAID to provide aid and support to poor countries around the world.

President Trump wants to stop that.

USA always supported Ukraine and never called a democratic leader a dictator.

President Trump called Zelensky a dictator for not holding elections during a war.

It said President Trump wants Ukraine to make territorial concessions to Russia.

Before this I read in another article that President Trump wanted the countries in Europe to not participate in the talks between Russia and Ukraine.

European countries are heavily invested in Ukraine.

They felt bad to be left out of the talks.

They have always participated in talks between Russia and Ukraine.

Also President Trump's views about evacuating Gaza by having Gazans go and live in neighboring countries is another foreign policy move that is not considered sound.

The most important thing I learned was that almost all the statements made by the current president in the area of foreign policy are a departure from what was being followed by most presidents since 1945. I hope you have a lovely day!