"Behind the display of bravado, Trump must surely have sensed that his approach to foreign policy was catching up with him. His signature style, which involves breaking trust with America's friends while alternately cozying up to and lashing out at its competitors, rests on a notion central to his self-conception: the deal."
"As dealmaker in chief, Trump has turned U.S. trade negotiations into a series of deals, haggled with Nvidia and AMD on China exports so America could get in on the deal, and called an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement the "ultimate deal." He covets the Nobel Peace Prize, ostensibly as a tribute to his dealmaking prowess."
"Yet Trump has little to show for his methods: no end to the war in Ukraine, no new modus vivendi with Russia or China, no progress on Middle East peace, no breakthroughs on trade, and certainly no Nobel Peace Prize. The recent rupture in relations with India follows breaches with Europe and Canada. Mexico may be next."
The Indian, Russian, and Chinese leaders’ public display signaled shifting alignments and prompted a dismissive response from Trump. Trump’s foreign-policy approach centers on transactional dealmaking, breaking trust with allies while alternating between courting and attacking competitors. He has pursued trade bargains, negotiated export controls with tech firms, and touted grand bargains such as an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal while seeking recognition like the Nobel Peace Prize. Those tactics have produced few substantive results: no resolution in Ukraine, no stable arrangements with Russia or China, stalled Middle East progress, and strained ties with India, Europe, Canada, and potentially Mexico.
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