Trump’s foreign policy: What to expect from MAGA 2.0
2025-01-30
Category: political

After the disastrous&nbsp;foreign&nbsp;affairs failures of the Biden administration, many Americans were left wondering how a&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;administration could possibly correct course. Well, it’s finally&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;time, so here’s what&nbsp;one should expect. In many ways, today’s&nbsp;Donald Trump&nbsp;resembles the&nbsp;one we saw in 2016. Now, as then,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;is neither an isolationist nor an imperialist; rather, he pursues an America-first&nbsp;policy&nbsp;tempered by realism&nbsp;and&nbsp;the understanding that sometimes&nbsp;one must break a few eggs to make an omelet. Similarities aside, though, the&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;of 2025 is not the same as the&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;of 2016. Today’s&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;is&nbsp;one of the most battle-tested leaders&nbsp;on&nbsp;the world stage,&nbsp;and&nbsp;he’s bringing that experience to bear&nbsp;on&nbsp;changing world circumstances.  While America faces the same enemies – Russia, Iran&nbsp;and&nbsp;China – those enemies are weaker than ever because of their own reckless imperial overreach. Moscow struggles to make headway&nbsp;on&nbsp;its fronts in Ukraine&nbsp;and&nbsp;beyond, Iran is stuck watching Israel take down its minions,&nbsp;and&nbsp;China faces economic woes&nbsp;and&nbsp;a tarnished global brand. TRUMP'S TRIUMPH: FIRST WEEK PROVES PRESIDENT RIGHT IN ALL THESE WAYS All this weakness gives&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;space to accomplish his&nbsp;foreign&nbsp;policy&nbsp;agenda. First&nbsp;on&nbsp;the table is killing the Green New Deal – a completely unrealistic, unachievable&nbsp;policy&nbsp;that&nbsp;only benefited America’s enemies. While Iran&nbsp;and&nbsp;Russia sold fossil fuels&nbsp;and&nbsp;China bought them at cut-rate prices (and&nbsp;cornered the market&nbsp;on&nbsp;the sale of green technologies), the rest of the world was heading for energy poverty.  Trump&nbsp;plans to change all that by heading up a global campaign for reliable, affordable, abundant energy. In declaring a national energy emergency, he paved the way for America to unleash its vast oil supply more cheaply&nbsp;and&nbsp;efficiently than ever – a&nbsp;policy&nbsp;that will enable the U.S. to compete in&nbsp;and&nbsp;transform the global energy market. &nbsp; Next,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;will restore the long-standing American tradition of peace through strength. He’s already instructed his new secretary of Defense to this end, ordering him to implement more bayonet drills&nbsp;and&nbsp;fewer drag shows. He’s warned America’s enemies to stop warmongering or risk facing consequences for their actions. HERE'S HOW REPUBLICANS SHOULD FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THEIR TOUGH TALK ON IMMIGRATION Even before taking office,&nbsp;Trump’s team helped negotiate a ceasefire agreement between Hamas&nbsp;and&nbsp;Israel. Now he’s working to secure a similar peace deal between Russia&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ukraine.  Trump&nbsp;believes in putting America first,&nbsp;and&nbsp;he knows that wars (in addition to the harm they cause to innocents) are bad for business –&nbsp;and&nbsp;that means they must stop. Similarly,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;is putting an end to America’s endless bankrolling of other countries, demanding instead that those countries step up&nbsp;and&nbsp;start pulling their own weight. He’s informed NATO members that they need to start contributing 5% of their GDP to national defense instead of relying&nbsp;on&nbsp;the U.S. to take care of them. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Instead of throwing taxpayer money around,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;says it’s time to start throwing America’s weight around. That means no more underwriting the U.N.’s globalist agenda – unless, of course, it’s in America’s best interests to do so.  Nor does&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;plan to continue allowing weaknesses&nbsp;and&nbsp;backdoors in America’s own backyard.&nbsp;Trump’s "new Monroe Doctrine" isn’t about establishing American imperialism, but rather about ensuring American safety. Trump&nbsp;seeks to secure strategic waypoints like Greenland, encourage Canada to defend the Free North,&nbsp;and&nbsp;prevent China from obtaining control of the Panama Canal. That’s not building a wall around America – it’s mowing the grass&nbsp;and&nbsp;trimming the hedges. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP  Finally,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;plans to put American growth first. That means tax cuts for American workers, tariffs for American enemies,&nbsp;and&nbsp;encouragement for American allies to invest in the American economy. He’s already announced significant Saudi investment in the United States (to the tune of $600 billion),&nbsp;and&nbsp;the pressure’s&nbsp;on&nbsp;for other allies to follow suit. All told,&nbsp;Trump’s&nbsp;foreign&nbsp;policy&nbsp;sends the message that America’s back&nbsp;and&nbsp;better than ever. Friends should step up,&nbsp;and&nbsp;enemies should watch out. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM JAMES CARAFANO