Donald Trump’s second presidency is shaking up the geopolitical landscape. Most of the consequences are harmful, but some are beneficial. In every lifetime, there are a few events that mark turning points in history, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, al-Qaeda’s attack on the World Trade Centre in September 2001 – and now Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency in January 2025. Though he has been in office less than three months, Trump’s words and actions are already creating tectonic shifts in geopolitics. Many of these changes are likely to endure: we should not expect the world to return to ‘normal’ after four years, because Trump and his acolytes represent a powerful current in American society.
Author: Charles Grant, Director, Centre For European Reform.
This article is available on the CER website.
