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The European track of Donald Trump's foreign policy
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Oleg Prikhodko 
ORCID: 0000-0001-9764-4096
Occupation: Leading research fellow
Affiliation: Institute for the U.S. and Canadian Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow
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Abstract

Current academic debates on Donald Trump's foreign policy have revealed strikingly divergent judgments about the subject, which are inevitably influenced by the tough political contest ongoing in the United States. Many liberal critics have accused the President of undermining some basic principles and values to which the U.S. strategy has been committed for 70 years. A thorough analysis of the European dimension of Trump’s foreign policy is incomplete without addressing the question of what implications his concept of “America First” entail for NATO, and it necessitates examining of key specific features of Brexit as well. Contemplating of arguments put forth by opponents and proponents of Brexit helps to assess probable implications of Britain leaving the EU for the US-British relations. The UK’s departure may become a challenge for the transatlantic relationship, taking into account its current complexities. The author attempts, in particular, to explain why D. Trump has supported ‘hard’ Brexiteers. D. Trump’s policy towards the EU is driven in a large measure by a desire to overhaul bilateral trade relationship on a more balanced footing. In some cases the Europeans perceive these efforts exerted by the U.S. administration as economically unfair and politically biased, facing unprecedented American economic nationalism. The scrutiny of the above-mentioned issues permits to conclude that systemic constraints significantly shape the foreign policy of the 45th American President, reining in the most controversial ideas proposed by him.

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the United States, the Trump administration, Brexit, European allies, NATO, the EU
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