Three theories of Trump’s strategy for American power | DW Analysis

Does Donald Trump have a foreign policy strategy? Many assume he is too disruptive to follow one. But it might not be so simple. Plenty of his actions do align with established strategic thinking – which could help us anticipate what comes next. In this video, DW’s Richard Walker unpacks three theories: 1) That Trump is a foreign policy ‘Realist’ 2) That he plans to attempt a diplomatic coup known as a ‘Reverse Kissinger’ 3) That he is pursuing a vision of geopolitical ‘Spheres of Influence’ Historian of US foreign policy Stephen Wertheim spells out each strategy, the goals and the risks versus rewards. And analysts Gautam Chikermane, Liana Fix, Alexander Gabuev, and Amanda Hsiao examine the consequences for the rest of the world, with a special focus on Europe, India, Russia, Ukraine, China, and Taiwan. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 3:22 Realism 5:50 International order 7:23 America First 9:34 “Realist businessman” 11:05 Realism and NATO 12:01 Europe responds 14:46 Reverse Kissinger 17:10 Variants on Kissinger 19:05 Russians are ready 20:14 US calculations 21:25 Russian calculations 22:34 Playing Trump? 25:29 Nuclear deal? 26:28 China’s calculations 27:42 Impact 30:43 Spheres of influence 31:50 Greenland 33:41 Historical echoes 36:09 Imperial expansionism? 39:44 Deal of the century? 42:36 “Very dangerous world” 44:35 Taiwan 46:39 Theaters interlinked 48:08 Unintended consequences #DonaldTrump #USforeignpolicy #trumppolicies For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1