Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently outlined the core principles of President Trump's foreign policy, emphasizing that it will focus strictly on American interests rather than global aid. He suggested a radical shift from a historical approach that prioritized global well-being, highlighting instead three evaluation criteria: if policies strengthen, secure, or enrich America. This encompasses a significant restructuring of the State Department, implying a move away from globalist perspectives, with moves like eliminating offices with a global focus fueling criticism about Trump's administration's priorities.
American foreign policy is going to be about American goals, not some sort of global largesse. Under President Trump, we are making foreign policy based on is it good for America.
This explains Rubio's gutting of a whole vertical stack of State Department offices on his revised organizational chart whose names begin with the word "global," such as the Office for Global Women's Issues.
The current foreign policy system was built primarily around two ideas: that it was America's responsibility to right all wrongs in the world and competition with the Russians during the Cold War.
If something doesnât make America stronger, safer, or richer, we are not doing it. This encapsulates the pragmatic shift in U.S. foreign policy under Trump's administration.
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