In his victory speech, Donald Trump said:
‘They said: He will start a war. I have never started a war. I intend to stop wars. I will govern by a simple motto: promises made, promises kept. We will keep our promises.’
Trump thus officially confirms the foreign policy lines he said he would follow since his first term in office in 2016:
‘I want to tell the world community that while we’ll always put America’s interests first, we will deal fairly with everyone – all peoples and all other nations. We will seek common ground, not hostility; partnership, not conflict.’
What will happen now? His election certainly creates a situation open to change from what would have been made if Kamala Harris had become president in the wake of Biden. However, it must be seen what these changes will be. It might be possible, for instance, to open negotiations with Moscow to end the US/NATO war against Russia via Ukraine. However, this would not mean the US renouncing the use of military force in order to maintain its losing position of dominance. This is confirmed by the nominations to key positions in the new Trump Administration.
Elon Musk will lead the Department of Government Efficiency. Musk has stated he will help the President cut $2 trillion from the federal budget. However, it seems impossible he will cut the huge and growing military spending. Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX, carries most of the Pentagon’s satellites into orbit. Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has received more than $15 billion in government contracts in ten years, particularly with NASA and the Pentagon.
At the head of the Pentagon, Trump chose Pete Hegseth, Fox News anchorman and veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also served in the Army in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Trump praised Pete Hegseth’s experience thus:
‘Pete is tough, smart, and a true believer in America First. With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice: our military will be great again and America will never back down.’
As national security advisor Trump has chosen Mike Waltz. A former Special Forces officer and member of the House committees overseeing Armed Services, Intelligence, and Foreign Affairs, Waltz is one of China’s most ardent critics in Congress.
As Secretary of State Trump has chosen Marco Rubio, Vice-Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, who has a hawkish position on foreign policy especially regarding China, Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba. Rubio also expressed full US support for Israel’s war in Gaza. He even called for an investigation of Federal officials who had called for a cease-fire in Gaza, accusing them of insubordination.
US support for Israel is also reinforced by the appointment of Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, as US ambassador to Israel. Huckabee publicly declared that
‘there is no such thing as a Palestinian’ and claimed that ‘the entire West Bank belongs to Israel.’
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This article was originally published in Italian on Grandangolo, Byoblu TV.
Manlio Dinucci, award winning author, geopolitical analyst and geographer, Pisa, Italy. He is a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG).
Featured image is from Gage Skidmore via Flickr
