Roseanne McManus

Jan 24, 2025 | foreignaffairs.com | Zongyuan Liu |Roseanne McManus |Richard Fontaine |Colin H. Kahl

Even though they have already witnessed four years of a Donald Trump presidency, analysts have little certainty about how Trump plans to approach most countries in his second term. That’s exactly how he likes it. Since first running for president in 2016, Trump has positioned himself as an unpredictable leader and argued that doing so strengthens U.S. foreign policy.