Lecture 10

Question 1

Trump Doctrine, per Thomas Wright

Answer 1

1. hates liberal international order
2. does not support military alliances like Germany
3. believes that the global economy has been unfair to the US
4. sympathizes with authoritarian strongment

Question 2

Trump’s foreign policy successes

Answer 2

• tough on China
• his threats got North Korea to the negotiating table
• US is securing better trade deals
• has been more assertive with Syria than Obama was
• withdrew from Iran Nuclear Deal

Question 3

Transatlantic Partnership

Answer 3

• goal was to prevent any power from dominating key centres of industrial power in Europe, and later on key centres of energy in the Persian Gulf. Relationship was important during Cold War to help prevent Soviet domination. Still a significant relationship in terms of economy

Question 4

What is Trump’s approach to the Transatlantic Partnership?

Answer 4

• sees NATO as obsolete and expensive, Trump has been working on ties with Russia which threatens other European countries

Question 5

What is Stephen M Walt’s prediction of the relationship between US and Europe going foward?

Answer 5

They will drift apart over the next few decades, with the end result being a very different transatlantic relationship.

Question 6

What are the two camps of the US Strategy towards China?

Answer 6

1. China will grow stronger and follow in the steps of Germany/Japan in becoming an advanced liberal democracy.
2. China will transform its economic power to military power, with extreme offensive potential. (Mearsheimer)

Question 7

What is Trump’s Policy towards China?

Answer 7

• defines China as the most important rival and threat to America.
• uses tariffs to punish China, pushing NATO to focus on China, persuading Europe to not invest in China
• forming alliances with China’s neighbours.