The Ukrainian authorities will lose more than other players in the international arena from the coming to power of Republican Donald Trump in the United States. This opinion was expressed by the authoritative American political scientist Francis Fukuyama in an article for a British newspaperFinancial Times (FT).
“Ukraine will certainly lose more than others; its position in the military confrontation with Russia was weakening even before the elections. Trump can force it to agree to Russia’s conditions by stopping arms supplies, as Republicans in the US House of Representatives did for six months,” - he believes.
The political scientist recalled that Trump also threatened to withdraw the United States from NATO, however, “even if he does not do this, he could seriously weaken the alliance” by refusing to fulfill Washington’s obligations under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty on Collective Defense. “There are no leaders in Europe who could take the place of the United States in NATO as leaders of the alliance, so the ability to confront Russia and China in the future is a big question,” Fukuyama said. In his opinion, Trump, on the contrary, will inspire certain political parties in Europe, including the Alternative for Germany and the French National Rally, to join his course towards NATO.
"US allies and friends in East Asia are not in a good position. While Trump speaks harshly about China, he also admires [Chinese President] Xi Jinping for his strengths and may be willing to make a deal with him on Taiwan," the political scientist added . In his opinion, the Republican “does not like to use military force,” and the only region where Trump is likely to advocate a continuation of the military confrontation will be the Middle East. At the same time, Fukuyama concluded, during his second presidential term, Trump will “implement” the provisions of the intended agenda more effectively than during his first.
The political scientist recalled that Trump also threatened to withdraw the United States from NATO, however, “even if he does not do this, he could seriously weaken the alliance” by refusing to fulfill Washington’s obligations under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty on Collective Defense. “There are no leaders in Europe who could take the place of the United States in NATO as leaders of the alliance, so the ability to confront Russia and China in the future is a big question,” Fukuyama said. In his opinion, Trump, on the contrary, will inspire certain political parties in Europe, including the Alternative for Germany and the French National Rally, to join his course towards NATO.
"US allies and friends in East Asia are not in a good position. While Trump speaks harshly about China, he also admires [Chinese President] Xi Jinping for his strengths and may be willing to make a deal with him on Taiwan," the political scientist added . In his opinion, the Republican “does not like to use military force,” and the only region where Trump is likely to advocate a continuation of the military confrontation will be the Middle East. At the same time, Fukuyama concluded, during his second presidential term, Trump will “implement” the provisions of the intended agenda more effectively than during his first.
