Three theories of Trump’s strategy for American power | DW Analysis

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Does Donald Trump have a foreign policy strategy? Many assume he is too disruptive to follow one. But it might not be so simple.

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@madnoodler April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

He's straight up screwing up like everyone warned ⚠️

@scientistgeospatial April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Wrong and bunch of lies

@MaWiS-d8n April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

You may be looking in the wrong places. Trump is only a promoter. Vance is much more interesting. Who brought him to power? Thiel. What does thiel want? A new form of government and to achieve this the old government has to destroy itself. That’s why the billionaires allow Trump to destroy their wealth. They know they are only a moment away from obscene wealth.

@NicoZeeMan April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Trying to apply rational strategic frameworks to Donald Trump’s actions is like playing chess with someone throwing dice. Most foreign policy analysts search for logic, long-term planning, and consistency — but Trump often operates on impulse, vanity, and short-term gain. These three grand theories — realism, reverse-Kissinger diplomacy, and spheres of influence — assume a coherent strategist at the helm. What we see instead is a man who breaks alliances to sell weapons, undermines trust to feed ego, and treats geopolitics like a business deal gone rogue. It doesn’t take a statesman to understand him — it takes someone who understands chaos.

@alexanderluzajic1859 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

LOL…for the record, again and again. Trump never said that US will annex Canada. It appears that people, including DW, doesn't know what annexation….don't believe me, just listen. Yet they are making claims lies with their open eyes. But hysteria continues….

@LocoJoe-g7w April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

The Euro is 2nd most tradable currency..not the Remini or Yuan!

@LocoJoe-g7w April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Iran is also ally with Russia and China

@BillClay-sc3ix April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

I've never been embarrassed to be an American. The last 5-10 years have really changed that.

@ÁgUASERÁESCASSAPOUPEÁGUA April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

I never saw america as an demcracy exemple so i dont strange this attempt to turn USA in the same no democratic values as we see in dictators regimes but dont forget….
CITIZENS IN DICTATORS REGIMES ARE AGAINST THEM GOVERMENTS BUT DEMOCRACIES HAVE THE CITIZENS WITH TTHEM TO DWFENDE DEMOCRATIC VALUES, SO TRUMP IS NOT THINKING WELL, HE WILL LOOSE USA CITIZENS APROVAL AND WILL PUT USA WEAKER THAN NOW, SO WE DEMOCRACIES NOW UNDERSTAND HOW FRAGIL COULD BE OUR DEMOCRATIC VALUES IF WE DONT WORK TOGETHER TO DEFEND IT, NOW IS THE TIME TO WORK TOGETHER AGAIN BUT WITH STRONGER TIES IN DEMOCRATIC VALUES TOGETHER FOR ONCE..

@jokuebler April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

I actually loved the music… And the format and the content!!!!

@TrendingDannytvchannel April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Sorry brother trump has. Huge plan that you won't even pathom so you can't cope and you are confused if I were you start stacking sats Bitcoin for trump is the end game Bitcoin will win making America Great Again

@maidofredmwesigwa5609 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

The best president since Reagan, God bless DJT

@Nokom1965 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Amazing journalism ❤

@kikilane5850 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

This isn’t what he’s doing at all

@mainsocial1105 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

LOVED this video – such a high quality news special/discussion that I benefited greatly from. Thank you so much for producing and sharing this information! ❤️

@binglim1 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

There is a 4th theory. Trump is just a clown in a circus show. He thinks he is still in a reality tv show and constantly trying to increase ratings.

@Jimmy_Widders_Hunt April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Trumps not driving this, Putin is. Trump only acts in Putins best interests. Russia is a failed state. Their economy is the size of Australia’s but with 11 times the population.

@user-xl7zh7tf6i April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Irritating background music.

@qinpra April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

What if Trump x Elon tries to dominate the next level living experience outside earth?

@gaarakabuto1 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Geopolitical realism is the equivalent of astronomy in geopolitics and international affairs, everything and i mean EVERYTHING down to nuclear dilemma, which is the stupidest dilemma we could ever build our civilisation on and we were investing massively on walking away from it.

@gaarakabuto1 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Zak Michaelis, one of the journalists who was trying the most to "sanewasg" Trump's actions recently just gave up a little while after the liberation day and especially when the US asked "allies" to help them coener China.
The matter of fact is that Trump has a vague concept of extreme realism and hard power policy over soft power, but no plan at all.

@mgway4661 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

You make this sound like a bad thing. If America doesn’t have it, then someone worse will

@JohnDoe-lw2nm April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Turn off the background noise machine. This is like trying to listen to two radio stations at the same time. Very annoying.

@jujubee143 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Why are we decifering Trump when he doesn't even think far ahead!!! He's a short-sighted man blinded by greed, foolishness, ignorance, and self-importance!

@CBSMUNDIAL April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Trump's presidency led to shifts in global diplomatic relationships

@JavierBonillaC April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Oh yes, enlighten me on how chaos is really genius… 😂😂😂 on second thought, I'm out of here. This is absurd.

@alickphiri8059 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Ooooooh my God the music! 😢

@mtbmike9866 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Music is extremely distracting. Not worth watching after 3 minutes of annoyance

@LR-oo8hq April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

There are a few important elements left out of this interesting analysis: 1) world war – is it inevitable? Is there any big player ready for it at the moment? What does it take to get prepared for that? 2) new technologies disruption (so called power multiplying technologies like AI and so on): what is they play in world dominance? Who’s leading for it? What paths each of the players have to achieve it? What imbalances to political power can they bring about? 3) Money: where does the dollar live in a world on the verge of disruptive new technologies (AI, crypto) and potential world war? Think about it

@tebpixels3409 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Drump don't have the capacity nor knowledge to plot anything at all, others around him have though…

@nickmoore9643 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Any of you QAnon, MAGA supporters of Trump ever think of blow back for your support of Trump how about the tearm skul massage?

@itshaad April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Third makes most sense to me, but his actions are not necessarily beneficial to his goals, that's why it's confusing‼️ 😕

@janiekcarney5482 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

I will not subscribe to a channel that has background noise.

@chriswasserstrom1322 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Just think of how screwed USA would be under Kamala Harris !

@CAHNEWSS April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Trump's approach emphasizes protecting U.S. sovereignty and prioritizing American interests above global cooperation.

@HandInhand123 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Leftist Europe can’t hide anymore they have to decide despite the differences with US administration which side have they support China or The USA.

@JohnMusic_PhD April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Attempt to make it sound like Trump has a plan… funny!

@gilbertwisler6243 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Trump is a breath of fresh air. Biden was full of meaningless platitudes. Trump is bent on making the US and EU strong. Not by words but with action. Unfortunately, the media and politicians will fight him every step of the way. But what child wants to take their medicine when they’re sick.

@danydany3974 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Are you armed ? What's German strategy? US will survive. Germany is a weak link.

@anime2125 April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

No music please just dialogue

@DEV_Shadow April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

we no need be an any experts to see how USA for years try DOMINATE the whole world. Dictate rules to the rest, do we really need this experts.

@wolfuros April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

All glory to Trump !!!!

@ReinerPauli April 21, 2025 - 1:34 pm

Bidens rhetoric is based on a world order that benefits the interests of the US and many countries. In part of the so called west this benefit surely has declined as it gave other countries the opportunity to rise. Stiil the US benefits. Trump on the other hand may speak of power and interests. Yet his points are ll at least questionable.

1) It may be not anymore in US interests to keep Europe safe, Yet it is very much in Europes interests. Europe has the cards to fight it through with the strongest possible motivation.

2) There is no actuall knowledge about rare earth in Ukraine. The last overview is from the soviet union. The major point is though rare earth aren`t rare at all. They`re literally everywhere. It`s just a mess to filter them out of huge amounts of earth and leave the same in radioctive and toxic waste. The US started to mine and process them in Texas and California because they can`t afford to leave the production of a strategic resource in a far country like China. The situation changes by mining them on the territory of allies like Europe. Trumps now ultimately failed Ukraine deal started to alienate them. His dumb trade war killed the alliance. In fact every alliance they had. He made rare earth in Ukraine worthless to the US.

3) Americas power relies very much on the alliances and trust built over decades. In quiet substantial ways. He just crashed them in a few weeks. Now he has less cards than before.

Either Trump is a machiavellist schemer or a cheap con artist. Looks a lot more like the latter.

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