Canada relies on established norms, rules and institutions to make the world stable. These concepts would be a great risk if Donald Trump made good on threats to disregard NATO.
Some found his message a bit dissonant.
Reuters/Carlos Barria
Trump’s ‘America first’ rhetoric implies that the internationalism and ‘enlightened self-interest’ that built the postwar order was a big mistake. The evidence and basic economics disagree.
Interventionism, not isolationism, is the norm in US foreign policy – and Donald Trump’s rise will not change that.
Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
Policymakers need to think outside the narrow confines of what has been regarded as “America first” policy postures that have dictated Australia’s foreign policy choices.