Abstract
Well, that was unexpected. But its happened. The question now is, how will the election of Donald Trump change international relations? That question itself is overwhelming on multiple levels. There are Trumps personal international business ties, unparalleled in modern American political history. Theres his wariness of multilateralism and diplomacy. Theres his stated intention to go after China. Theres Trumps lack of experience in international relations, which suggests that his advisers are likely to be even more important (and the names of people being bandied about for top positions at State and Defense suggest a decisive break from the Obama administrations policies). Theres also a question of whether Trump fundamentally sees the world in zero-sum terms. Whoever won the election was going to face some immediate pressing crises, but Trumps election complicates these situations.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | Duck of Minerva |
| Place of Publication | online |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |