Washington: The sweetest word for Donald Trump is deal. Especially when it comes to China and Russia, the American President comes out more openly. By dealing with China and Russia, Trump wants to send a message in America that he can deal with those leaders who are the most difficult to bring to the negotiation table. According to a report published in the New York Times, last week Donald Trump said that he wants to normalize trade with Russia. It seemed as if he was offering to reduce pressure on Moscow to resolve the war with Ukraine. Along with this, he is trying to reduce the impact of his global trade war by urging the Chinese leader to call. In an interview to Time Magazine, Trump has said that “We all want to deal. But I am a huge store. It is a huge, beautiful store and everyone wants to shop here.” The New York Times says that Trump may have something bigger in mind regarding Russia and China. This will be a very big deal. But some foreign policy analysts say that his actions and statements show that he is imagining a world in which there are three big powers. The United States, China and Russia. That is, Trump has divided the earth into three parts, in which the power centers are America, China and Russia. This will be like the imperialist rule style of the 19th century. Trump has talked about snatching Greenland from Denmark and merging Canada with America. He has also announced his plan to bring the Panama Canal back under American control. This thinking is like the imperialist strategies of the 19th century, when European powers divided Africa and Asia under the ‘Spear of Influence’.
How is Donald Trump dealing with the world?
Donald Trump has criticized his allies and talked about withdrawing American troops from around the world. Obviously this will benefit Russia and China, who have been working against US security in Europe and Asia for years. Trump often describes Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping as strong and intelligent people and calls them his close friends. He wants to take away Ukraine’s rare mineral wealth, is supporting the division of Ukraine, is criticizing NATO. Trump and Putin talked about Ukraine for two hours on the phone last week. He wrote on social media that “the tone and spirit of the conversation was very good.” Monica Duffy, a professor of international politics at Tufts University’s Fletcher School, wrote in a new article in Toft Foreign Affairs magazine, “Controlling and expanding spheres of influence restores a fading sense of grandeur.” Let us tell you that the term ‘spheres of influence’ originated in the Berlin Conference of 1884-85, in which European powers adopted a formal plan to divide Africa. Professor Monica Duffy Toft says that the leaders of the US, Russia and China are “looking back to a past that was more free and glorious.” She believes that the idea of ’Spear of Influence’ reflects the desire to revive the lost superpower era.
Where is India in Trump’s foreign policy?
At the same time, Stephen Wertheim, a historian of US foreign policy at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said that “the best evidence is America’s desire to expand its sphere of influence in the Western Hemisphere.” However, many former officials of the Trump administration believe that Trump’s foreign policy is immediate and subjective, and no global strategy is made. Still, the circumstances show that Trump and some of his allies have started looking at the world from an imperialist perspective. But establishing a sphere of influence after the imperialist era is not easy, even for a superpower. Trump has raised apprehensions about Taiwan. Chinese analyst Yun Sun says that “Beijing wants a big deal with the US regarding spheres of influence and the first target will be Taiwan.” Therefore, questions are being raised whether Trump will go ahead and make a deal regarding Taiwan?
This thinking of Trump can not only destabilize American foreign policy in Europe and Asia, but can also give new courage to China and Russia. This ideology of Trump can cause an earthquake on the international stage in the coming months. Apart from this, it is now being said in the American media that the way Trump is behaving with India can be fatal for America’s foreign policy. The previous Biden administration saw India as an important partner in the Indo-Pacific, but Trump’s policies are against it, due to which American experts have started saying that America may lose its strong partner in Asia. Obviously, America will have to pay for this loss in the coming times.