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Russia has been unhappy about NATO and the EU since both of their respective formations. The US establishment has been ardently supportive for many years in the expansion of both institutions, something that is unlikely to change, no matter the President.
What exactly Trump's foreign policy positions are quite difficult to comprehend. The campaign video that hazard posted before invokes "the line in the sand" which is at the core of the conservative foreign policy establishments problem with Obama ie. Obama was unwilling to use force to solve problems when the threat was dangled. Trump has on some occasions advocated for force and other times said Iraq was a mistake, using force is a mistake, our allies need to sort out their own problems etc.
I must admit a sympathy for some of the domestic ideas of Trumps national regeneration but he would be a lightweight liability in foreign policy terms. Not strong enough or well versed enough on the detail to actually push back against the fairly hardwired agenda of the establishment.
What exactly Trump's foreign policy positions are quite difficult to comprehend. The campaign video that hazard posted before invokes "the line in the sand" which is at the core of the conservative foreign policy establishments problem with Obama ie. Obama was unwilling to use force to solve problems when the threat was dangled. Trump has on some occasions advocated for force and other times said Iraq was a mistake, using force is a mistake, our allies need to sort out their own problems etc.
I must admit a sympathy for some of the domestic ideas of Trumps national regeneration but he would be a lightweight liability in foreign policy terms. Not strong enough or well versed enough on the detail to actually push back against the fairly hardwired agenda of the establishment.
I don't think Trump will be too fussed with foreign policy (aside from trade) in his first term.
