America First : Understanding the Trump Doctrine / Danny Toma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toma, Danny, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trump, Donald, 1946-.

Trump, Donald.

International economic relations.

United States--Foreign relations--2017-2021.

United States.

International relations.

United States--Foreign economic relations--21st century.

World politics--21st century.

World politics.

Diplomatic relations.

Nationalism.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

pages cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Regnery Publishing, [2018]

Summary:

"Donald Trump, Statesman? Critics dismissed the idea out of hand. Even his fans questioned whether President Trump could do what other presidents had considered impossible. But in less than two years, Trump has: - Put North Korea on the path to de-nuclearization and peace with South Korea. - Destroyed the "state" of the Islamic State. - Forged a de facto alliance between Saudi Arabia and Israel. - Doled out real punishment - not empty threats - for Syria's use of chemical weapons. -Re-negotiated international trade deals on terms more favorable to the United States. President Donald Trump's foreign policy successes have stunned not just his critics, but the world. Now Danny Toma, a State Department veteran, explains how Trump has done it, what the Trump Doctrine entails, and how it can- and likely will - continue to succeed. As Toma demonstrates, President Trump has restored American foreign policy to its traditional moorings, which anchored such "realist" presidents as George Washington, Dwight Eisenhower, and Ronald Reagan, who put American interests first, avoided unnecessary foreign entanglements, and pursued peace through strength. That foreign policy tradition made America great and, under President Trump's leadership, is making America great again. When America has strayed from those principles - especially as witnessed in the foreign policies of such "idealist" presidents as Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barak Obama - the results have been expensive in lives, treasure, and even international retreat. Provacative, thorough, and engagingly written, Danny Toma's America First is the one book you need to understand how America can again lead the world and protect her own interests"-- Provided by publisher.

"For decades, Americans have been conditioned to believe "foreign policy" is the policy of prioritzing the interests of foreign nations over American interests. After all, that's how previous presential administrations have behaved. But Donald Trump won the presidency because he promised a foreign policy that put America first. So what does Trump's "America First" foreign policy doctrine mean in practice? What does putting America first actually look like in terms of our relations with the nearly two hundred countries around the globe? This book, written for those who scratch their heads at the mention of South Ossetia or Kurdistan, will take the entire world and break it down piece by piece, showing where America's vital interests lie in the current geopolitical climate"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A New Policy That Is Not So New After All

It May Be Interesting. But Is It in the National Interest?

Russia: Our Eternal Foe?

Europe: The Original Entangling Alliance

The United Kingdom: Mater Si, Magistra No

China: The Sleeping Giant

Japan and Korea: Nice People, Cool Cars, Trendy Cuisine. Anything else?

India: The Biggest Country in the World that We Never Talk About. I'm Okay With That

The Rest of Asia: Two and a Half Billion People, But We Really Need Only One

The Middle East: This Is What Happens When You Don't Have a Sense of Humor

Africa: The Continent We Forget About.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781621577744

1621577740

OCLC:

1030761120