Just six months after Donald Trump’s return to the presidency in the United States, it feels like there has been a sharp break with America’s post-war diplomatic legacy.
The Trump administration has been steadily making announcements that upset the established order, including reviving a proposal to purchase Greenland without ruling out military action. American officials have publicly spread pro-Russian narratives and escalated protectionism by introducing tariffs, often announced unilaterally and suddenly, but fluctuate according to the president’s moods.