By Payraw Anwar
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Donald Trump has been re-elected for a second term in the United States. Trump returns to power while the world is going through a difficult position. The international political system is still in chaotic, uncertainty and instability; we are still suffering from international conflicts among super powers to regional powers, from Chine to Latin America, from Ukraine to Southern Europe, and most notably in the Middle East. On the other hand, populism is another threat facing humanity around the world. Trump represents an updated version of this kind of populism.
In his second term, the newly elected US president tries to do everything he can; he also focuses on domestic and foreign affairs, viewing politics as a business. He sees the world through a business and market lens. This suggests that he is looking for benefits rather than values and beliefs. This exacerbates the global situation. Elon Musk has been named secretary of the Department of Government Efficiency as his first baby step. What they believe will rule the world is based on VFM [Value for Money], which is a well-known word in the business world. Running the world depends on how much money you will pay Trump.
U.S. Foreign policy in the hand of Trump
Foreign policy is an essential component of any political system. The United States’ foreign policy plays a critical role in global leadership. The issues of international community have been characterized as terrorism, climate change, counter-human trafficking and drug, immigration and border, security, cyber security, ISIS, and so on. Trump’s administration most likely makes foreign policy through Twitter’s so-called X social media, with no role for the State Department, Defense Department, National Security Council, Think tanks, White House or any other decision centers in the United States political system, because Trump initially does not believe in institutionalism and believes in making decisions individually, specifically on foreign policy. Waiting for Trump’s X account to see what happens across the world. We shall once again experience US foreign policy through the X platform in the hand of Trump administration.
Trump and Middle East
The Middle East should expect further violence as Trump takes office with his allies to defeat his foes. Following World War I, the Middle East experienced four types of conflict: ethnic, religious, sectarian, and land-based. Over a century, millions of people in the region have been murdered or injured, with no end to the violence. Making peace has proven impossible, particularly between Israel and Palestine, as well as the Kurdish question with central states such as Turkey, Iran, and Syria. US Middle East strategy is based on four pillars: security, Israel’s national security, access to natural resources and oil, and counterterrorism against ISIS and other fundamental Islamic groups. Trump is working on leaving some concerns for neighboring states, particularly Turkey and Israel. It appears that the Trump administration will weaken the Islamic Republic of Iran by striking militias in Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen in order to completely demolish the Shiite Crescent Project.