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Prospects for US foreign policy in 2018.
Significance
As Donald Trump’s presidency enters its second year, the administration’s foreign policy dynamics are settling into regular patterns. A set of senior US national security officials seek to promote conventional US foreign policy aims, but the president’s ‘America First’ vision, rhetorical interventions and political focus on rolling back his predecessor’s accomplishments will constrain their ability to reassure allies and signal to adversaries what Washington’s intentions are. However, the White House prioritising hard power and transactional diplomacy over soft power and working with allies will change how Washington operates on the international stage.
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United States,
NA,
Afghanistan,
Central America,
China,
Cuba,
Europe,
Gulf states,
India,
Iran,
Iraq,
Israel,
North Korea,
Pakistan,
Russia,
South Korea,
Syria,
Ukraine,
Venezuela,
Turkey,
PROSPECTS 2018,
industry,
international relations,
politics,
arms,
defence,
foreign policy,
foreign trade,
government,
military,
nuclear weapons,
sanctions,
treaty
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