On the Ballot: Judging Trump’s Record

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How has the Trump administration fared against the challenges the United States faces abroad?

October 7, 2020 | View in Browser

For better or worse, President Donald Trump has altered the course of U.S. foreign policy. How has his administration fared against the challenges the United States faces abroad? And what would four more years mean for American engagement with the world?

Barry R. Posen characterizes Trump’s strategy as illiberal hegemony—and warns that it may be no more sustainable than its liberal counterpart. Nadia Schadlow applauds Trump for dispelling illusions about liberal internationalism and recognizing the primacy of great-power competition.

Richard Haass argues, meanwhile, that Trump broke the system without offering a better alternative; as a result, the country’s foreign policy problems have gotten worse. Kori Schake laments that Trump’s “America first” approach risks scrapping what is best about U.S. foreign policy.

Daniel W. Drezner warns that the damage this administration has done will be nearly impossible for its successor to repair. But hope is not lost, Jake Sullivan argues. The international order is resilient and it can be saved, as long as the United States does not continue to turn its back on the world.