The article explores President Trump's approach to international relations, identifying it as a shift towards a zero-sum game perspective. This view contrasts sharply with the post-World War II framework that emphasizes a cooperative, positive-sum system benefiting all participants. Trump's foreign policy is characterized by a belief that global negotiations are about winners and losers, rather than mutual gains. This perspective, developed since the 1980s, could fundamentally alter the landscape of international trade, law, and alliances, which have historically been drivers of prosperity and peace.
President Trump's worldview portrays international relations as a zero-sum game, diverging sharply from the postwar notion of a cooperative, positive-sum international order.
Trump's foreign policy, shaped by a zero-sum perspective, undermines decades of international cooperation founded on mutual benefits and collective progress.
Unlike previous U.S. leaders who embraced a positive-sum approach, Trump appears primarily focused on how each actor in international relations can win at the expense of others.
The concept of a positive-sum game has long supported international trade, law, and alliances, which Trump’s zero-sum mentality challenges and seeks to reshape.
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