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Controversial Foreign Heritage After Four Years In The Trump Administration
The results of implementing foreign policy commitments since the 2016 campaign has shaped Donald Trump’s legacy as head of the US Government.
In 2016, Mr. Trump drew attention when telling voters that he would reassess his relationship with NATO if elected to the White House, give up the landmark nuclear deal with Iran, and withdraw. American troops from nagging foreign wars.
After nearly four years in the White House, the Republican president has fulfilled some of his campaign pledges, while only partially fulfilling other promises. Some of his remaining promises so far have yet to come true.
Pig Reuters, analysts, and the former US and European officials agree that, if Mr. Trump is beaten by his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, on November 3, the new administration’s biggest challenge will be to restore global standing and US credibility.
Biden would then have to take over fragmented transatlantic relations, a serious confrontation with China, and pressure campaigns with sanctions against Iran, Syria, and Venezuela.
Here are some of Mr. Trump’s most controversial, key foreign policy priorities:
