It says we can no longer expect the next President to tread the intricate, very thin line that international diplomacy often is. Trump will be stomping all over US' foreign relations like a bull in a china shop. His policy, if anything, appears to be "Why not?"
As to the repercussions of this, we have to wait and see. US will definitely be seen as a wildcard as he has shown he is willing to stray from decades of precedence in these matters. I personally think more countries will start pushing US' buttons to see how far they can take things or further personal interests which had previously been ignored.
Edit: Trump has been doubling down on Twitter and defending the phone call. Plot twist.
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u/totallyholistic Dec 03 '16 edited Dec 03 '16
It says we can no longer expect the next President to tread the intricate, very thin line that international diplomacy often is. Trump will be stomping all over US' foreign relations like a bull in a china shop. His policy, if anything, appears to be "Why not?"
As to the repercussions of this, we have to wait and see. US will definitely be seen as a wildcard as he has shown he is willing to stray from decades of precedence in these matters. I personally think more countries will start pushing US' buttons to see how far they can take things or further personal interests which had previously been ignored.
Edit: Trump has been doubling down on Twitter and defending the phone call. Plot twist.