Donald Trump is returning to the White House, and people across the world are trying to grapple with how a second term will once again shake up global affairs.
Trump's supporters say his unpredictability is a feature, not a bug, of his foreign policy, to deter bad actors and make headway on the world's most intractable problems. "Predictability is a terrible thing," Richard Grenell, Trump's former director of national intelligence reported to be seeking a position as secretary of state in a second term, recently told The Financial Times. “Of course the other side [America’s enemies] wants predictability. Trump is not predictable."
America's allies are also struggling to predict what’s next, as Trump promises to reverse what he sees as a lack of respect for the United States on the global stage with his “America First” approach. Trump’s history of overturning long-standing U.S. foreign policy, dismissing human rights abuses and cozying up to dictators is putting some leaders on edge. Here’s what a Trump presidency could mean for some of the issues most important to people across the globe.
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