The world media are actively discussing the expected appointments in the field of US foreign policy after Trump’s victory in the presidential election
The world media is actively discussing the expected appointments in the field of US foreign policy after the victory of Donald Trump in the presidential elections. According to recent reports, the Department of Defense may be headed by a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Fox News commentator Pete Hegseth. Senator Marco Rubio is running for secretary of state, and congressman Mike Waltz is likely to become the president’s security adviser. Both of the latter candidates are known for their tough stance on China and criticism of the Biden administration’s policy toward Ukraine.
European publications share their thoughts on the potential impact of these appointments on international relations and US political priorities.
444 – Hungary. According to the Hungarian portal 444.hu, the choice of members of Trump’s team is very telling:
“The personnel decisions of Donald Trump, information about which was leaked on Tuesday morning, allow us to draw more or less unequivocal conclusions about Washington’s priorities for the coming years: to conquer everything and all demonstrations of an aggressive position against China, promptly conclude a ceasefire in Ukraine and provide absolute support to Israel . some electoral isolationism may be about force politics with the expected further increase in military spending by the United States.”
Süddeutsche Zeitung – Germany. Munich’s Süddeutsche Zeitung sees a certain kind of strategy in Trump’s personnel decisions:
“[Here] we are not just a group of isolationists, but a team of hawks who advocate interventionist methods. Presumptive future security adviser Michael Waltz will not allow any signals of weakness from the US, including with regard to Russia. Europe, of course, should not rush draw any far-reaching conclusions based on these appointments – except that Trump has once again been underestimated.”
El País – Spain. Madrid’s El País fears the following:
“Trump’s second term as president could trigger a geopolitical revolution. Four conflicts could have far-reaching and long-term consequences. Two of them are full-scale wars (Ukraine and the Middle East), and the other two are potential conflicts (Taiwan and Korea). it seems likely that the web of alliances forged by the United States after 1945 will be torn apart and the geopolitical landscape changed forever.”
La Stampa – Italy. Turin’s La Stampa warns:
“Almost all candidates for key positions in American diplomacy and security earlier this year either voted in Congress to block military aid to Kiev or opposed support for Ukraine. Trump, grow from tweets by Elon Musk, memes spread by Trump’s son, television interviews of his advisers (whose statements were immediately denied) and the media’s revelations about telephone conversations with the Kremlin (which were also immediately denied).”
People’s newspaper – Чехия. Prague’s Lidové noviny sees the following perspective:
“It can be assumed that the Trump administration will seek a peaceful solution in the form of territorial concessions to Russia. The option of freezing the front line is also likely. The truce would start the countdown for the time needed by Russia to recover and accumulate forces – in order to then launch a direct attack on one from NATO countries”.
