{"id":37499,"date":"2023-10-19T01:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T01:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essays.homeworkacetutors.com\/2023\/10\/impact-of-donald-trump-on-the-east-and-west\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T01:17:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T01:17:02","slug":"impact-of-donald-trump-on-the-east-and-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/us\/impact-of-donald-trump-on-the-east-and-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact of Donald Trump on the East and West"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

The Weakening West: Opportunities for the East <\/strong><\/p>\n

The West in the Era of Trump<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the first quarter of the 21st<\/sup> century unfolds, there are many signs that the West, led by the United States of America, is struggling to maintain it\u2019s dominant influence in the world. After the end of World War II, in 1945, the United States of America played a central role in encouraging the economic and governmental cooperation between countries of Western Europe, Canada and itself. As time moved on, this union of peace grew to incorporate other countries, and through it all, the United States has been the heart of the system. The system created has been truly unique with respect to the shared values, common goals, economic successes and mutual respect shared between these countries. However, this new, and often termed liberal world order, which has been defined, dominated and nurtured by the United States, continues, in recent years, to be challenged in a way that increases the likelihood that the West will be weakened as the dominant power in the unfolding 21st<\/sup> century. <\/p>\n

Factors within and external to the
\nWest will play key roles in the weakening of its hold.\u00a0 First, the strength and unity of the United
\nStates itself, as the leader and defender of the liberal order, is now in
\ncrisis. This crisis of unity and rise in populism now extends beyond the
\nborders of the United States to other key nations of the western world, further
\neroding the very values, policies and institutions that define the West.
\nSecond, the presence of weakened, unpredictable and misguided leadership in the
\nUnited States is having a profoundly negative impact on the future of the
\nUnited States as the leader of the West. And finally, China in the East, sits
\npoised to challenge what is already a weakened international order. It is a
\ntime of great challenge for the West and it appears that the liberal world
\norder, as known today, will be weakened in the coming decades.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

The
\nlast couple of years have given us cause to observe that important challenges
\nin foreign policies seem to be coming more from within the countries themselves
\nthan from between the countries in the West.[1]<\/a>
\nIn 2016, two powerful nations that have played key roles in the creation of the
\nliberal order, the United States and the United Kingdom, appear to have turned
\naway from this ideal. The rise of populism has been exemplified by the election
\nof President Trump in the USA and the exit of the UK from the European Union,
\nor Brexit. <\/p>\n

Populism is best described as a
\ncommitment to strong leaders and a disdain for powerful institutions and limits
\non sovereignty.[2]<\/a>
\nIt suggests a suspicion and hostility aimed at elites, mainstream politics and
\nwell- established institutions.[3]<\/a>
\nOf course many of those very institutions are at the heart of the liberal world
\norder such as the United Nations, the European Union, the World Trade
\nOrganization, and others. Through these institutions we have enjoyed peace,
\nsafety, and economic stability.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Under Donald Trump, a populist
\nleader, he has convinced many that he is there for the people, that he will
\nsave them and that he eschews the important institutions as unnecessary,
\nexpensive and unhelpful to the people. The very middle class that the liberal
\nworld order has helped to create are now turning against it. The working class
\nresent the elite and rich and believe that they gain from international
\ninstitutions and gain favor with higher ups in government.\u00a0 \u201cAmerica first\u201d was a slogan that has become
\nthe new reality of the USA. In the case of Brexit, the British government under
\nthe leadership of David Cameron held a referendum on whether or not Britain
\nshould leave the European Union. To the shock of the world a majority voted to
\nleave. As with the pro-Trump supporters, the pro-Brexit supporters believed
\nthat such dramatic change, in this case leaving the EU, was essential to
\nrestore the very identity of the country and its people. The \u201cTake Control\u201d
\nslogan appears to have convinced many. It appears that the populist movement,
\nin which a large segment of the poor and working-class population becomes
\nanti-establishment and anti-elite has voted against the mainstream political
\nleanings, once again. The very Union that has brought us peace for the last 70
\nyears is now under growing strain.[4]<\/a>
\nThe impact of leaving the European Union remains to be seen for Britain itself,
\nbut this action most certainly weakens the very unified Europe that we have all
\ncounted on as a powerful component of the liberal world order of the West. <\/p>\n

With the recognition of the United
\nStates as the historical nurturer and leader of the West it is logical to
\nexpect that the President of the United States would espouse principles of
\nmutual respect and cooperation with the other countries of the West, in
\naddition to shared beliefs and goals. With the election of Donald Trump the
\nvery leadership of the country, and of it\u2019s future and of the West is
\nthreatened. Trump appears to see the United States cooperation with the greater
\nWest as somehow costing the country more than it is benefitting it. Two
\nsignificant decisions by Trump since coming into office illustrate just how
\nseriously he seeks to appeal to his domestic base, regardless of its impact
\nbeyond the country\u2019s borders. <\/p>\n

Trump recently announced a decision
\nto withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. In 2015, 195
\ncountries attending the Paris Climate Conference adopted the first ever
\nuniversal global climate deal. The main goal of the agreement is to keep global
\naverage temperatures from rising 2 degrees by the end of the century. Beyond 2
\ndegrees promises catastrophic weather changes threatening man\u2019s very survival.
\nFor the U.S. the pledge they made was to reduce 26 to 28 percent greenhouse gas
\nreductions by 2026. The agreement is to create a culture of accountability and
\nhopefully some peer pressure between countries will be at work. President
\nTrump\u2019s decision to withdraw has many believing, including Former Energy
\nSecretary and US negotiator for the Paris Climate Agreement, Ernest Moniz, that
\nhis decision is more about politics, even about theatre, than it is anything to
\ndo with climate.[5]<\/a>
\nAgain, he is playing to his domestic base at home, focused on the United
\nStates, with little regard for other countries, or for the world at large.
\nWithout the United States there is no doubt that the Agreement will be
\nweakened, not to mention the remarkable coalition of all but two countries, who
\nworked so hard to come to such a remarkable agreement. <\/p>\n

On the first day of President
\nTrump\u2019s presidency he also pulled the United States out of the Trans-Pacific
\nPartnership Agreement. This is a trade agreement between twelve countries,
\nresponsible for 40% of the world\u2019s trade, that border the Pacific Ocean. They
\nsigned up to this agreement in 2016.\u00a0\u00a0
\nThe agreement was ultimately aimed at helping these countries to
\nencourage trade between them and to deepen their economic ties. It is believed
\nthat this deal, once ratified, would have supported greatly the United States\u2019
\nposition in the Asia-Pacific region, where China\u2019s influence is being felt more
\nand more.[6]<\/a>
\nTrump called it a \u201chorrible deal\u201d when on the campaign trail and claimed that
\nit aims to benefit big business and other countries and that, in the process,
\njobs in the United States would be threatened. While the USA now appears
\nfocused on its domestic interests, far from it\u2019s previous role as the leader of
\nthe West, China now sits poised to replace the West as the new world leader. <\/p>\n

Gideon Rachman, in his new book
\nEasternization writes of a transformed Asia. In his words, \u201cthe West\u2019s
\ncenturies-long domination of world affairs is now coming to a close.\u201d[7]<\/a>
\nChina, a country of enormous population and administrative determination, is on
\nthe move to take advantage of the refocusing of the recent United States
\nadministrative decisions and to assume control as the Eastern leader. <\/p>\n

In 2014 China became the worlds largest economy.[8]<\/a> A fast expanding military\u00a0 speaks to the confidence the leaders have in it\u2019s own strength with respect to the United States and its own neighbors. China\u2019s President Xi Jinping dedicates far more time visiting the People\u2019s Liberation Army headquarters than his predecessors and clearly has as a mandate to develop new military policies and bolster Chinese Communist Party propaganda.[9]<\/a> China is claiming ownership of waters claimed by other eastern countries and is building artificial islands and sending airplanes and ships to challenge fishing boundaries and oil resources. <\/p>\n

Many ongoing decisions of the
\nUnited States administration bear evidence of their apparent willingness to
\nforfeit power and leadership to China, in exchange for building their internal
\nappeal to the general populous. Removing itself from the Paris Climate
\nAgreement has left China the opportunity now to move forward with leadership in
\nthis area and to pledge new partnerships with members of the Agreement.
\nLikewise, a few weeks after the United States removed itself from the
\nTrans-Pacific Partnership China sent high-ranking diplomats to meet with the
\nremaining members of the partnership to discuss forming a new regional trade
\npartnership with China, rather than the United States, as a member.[10]<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Just this week an article appears
\nin Foreign Affairs in which Casarini writes about \u201cA New Era for EU-China
\nRelations?-How They Are Forging Ahead Without the United States\u201d. He details
\nseveral ways in which China is recently working with the EU. Beijing is trying
\nto charm Europe through investments. Europe is now the top destination for
\nChinese foreign investments, surpassing the United States. Both China and the
\nEU have pledged to continue efforts to reduce pollution and combat rising sea
\nlevels even, without the United States. Casarini believes it is likely that the
\nEU and China will foster ties on security and defence as well. However, he
\npoints out quickly that \u201cA China-EU alliance would be more a marriage of
\nconvenience than a solid partnership\u2014one that is facilitated by Brexit and that
\nrevolves around a shared antagonism for Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n

The future of the West, with the
\nUnited States in a leadership role, faces major threats and, on it\u2019s current
\ntrajectory, stands to weaken as the 21st<\/sup> century unfolds. With the
\nPresident of the United States working to remove his country from agreements
\nfocused on the collective welfare of many countries, in favor of pleasing his
\nown voter base, combined with the rise of populist governments within the West,
\nthe future does not look hopeful. With the West weakened and lacking
\nleadership, the East is well poised and stepping forward to strengthen it\u2019s
\nleadership on many fronts, including areas of economics, security and climate.
\nIt may be that China will forge alliances with members of the existing West,
\nbut one thing is certain, the West as it has been known until recently, will
\nnot exist and the future remains unclear.\u00a0
\n<\/p>\n

Endnotes
<\/h2>\n
\n

[1]<\/a> Jeff D. Colgan, Robert O. Keohane,
\n\u201cThe Liberal Order Is Rigged: Fix It Now or Watch It Wither,\u201d Foreign Affairs<\/em>, (May & June 2017),
\n36. <\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> Ibid.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> Fareed Zakaria, \u201cPopulism on the
\nMarch: Why the West Is in Trouble,\u201d Foreign
\nAffairs<\/em>, (November & December 2016). <\/p>\n

[4]<\/a> Amanda. Taub, \u201cBrexit, Explained:
\n7 Questions About What It Means and Why It Matters,\u201d The New York Times<\/em>, 20 June 2016.<\/p>\n

[5]<\/a> Ernest Moniz, interview by Fareed
\nZakaria, Cable News Network, <\/em>June 4,
\n2017.<\/p>\n

[6]<\/a> \u201cTPP: What is it and why does it
\nmatter?\u201d British Broadcasting Corporation<\/em>,
\nJanuary 23, 2017, http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-32498715<\/a> (accessed June 9, 2017).<\/p>\n

[7]<\/a> Gideon Rachman, Easternization: Asia\u2019s Rise and America\u2019s
\nDecline from Obama to Trump and Beyond <\/em>(New York: Other Press, 2016).<\/p>\n

[8]<\/a> Jessica T. Mathews, \u201cCan China
\nReplace the West?\u201d The New York Review of
\nBooks<\/em>, (11 May 2017).<\/p>\n

[9]<\/a> Ibid.<\/p>\n

[10]<\/a>
\nIbid.<\/p>\n

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