The Trump Phenomenon and the Future of US Foreign Policy

Donald Trump has called for a turnaround in the foreign policy of the United States (US). A key reason is that US foreign engagements have in recent decades proved of little benefit to the US middle and working classes.

Trump's opponents have challenged him to prove that he can offer a better alternative to the foreign policy which has been pursued by the US since the Second World War.

This volume shows that a sane US foreign policy that adjusts US postwar trajectory can be accomplished if leaders have the courage and integrity to do so. The principles and many details of an alternative policy based on democratic nationalism are described in this book. Democratic nationalism presumes that the US is a large family in which the needs of members of the family have a certain legitimate priority over those of people abroad.

While Donald Trump has raised the level of discussion of these ideas in US public life, he does not have a monopoly on them. The shifts in the US foreign policy which are envisioned in this book can be made by any president and any political party. The shifts and the considerations which motivate them are deserving of careful attention by any US chief executive. This is not a Republican agenda, nor a Democratic one. We believe that it is a US agenda.

Contents:

• Executive Summary

• Foreword

• Preface

• A Successful American Policy:

  • A Challenge to Us All
  • The Best Path Toward National Security
  • Key Elements of an American Policy for Today
  • The Six Characteristics of a Desirable Policy for America
  • Underlying Principles of an American Policy
  • More about the Most Important Principles of a Successful Policy
  • Seizing Opportunities and Avoiding Entangling Alliances

• Today's Dangers:

  • Increasing Nuclear Risk
  • Russia: A Drunk Soccer Hooligan?
  • The United States and Militant Islam
  • Our Rivalry with China
  • Germany's Geo-Political Ambitions
  • What the Politicians are Offering as Choices for America and Our Alternative

• The Decay of Post-World War II Cosmopolitanism:

  • Lions Led by Donkeys: The Record of Today's Cosmopolitans
  • Hitler's Legacy: Modern Political Spin
  • Overestimating Our Strength: American Decay
  • More Sleepless Nights: Ineffective Foreign Policy
  • The Next Step: A New Politics

• Bibliography

• Index

• About the Authors

Readership: Readers interested in the US General Election, its Foreign and Public Policies, and international relations.
Key Features:

• This is the first book to address the impact of Donald Trump on future US foreign policy
• This book is thoroughly up-to-date on one of the most important topics in international discussion today — the direction of US foreign policy in the future
• The authors tackle Trump and US foreign policy in a careful analytical manner which the political campaign in the US is incapable of providing
• This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of a US foreign policy which would be based on democratic nationalism rather than on internationalist cosmopolitanism