François Diaz-Maurin
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump issued a memorandum directing his Secretary of State Marco Rubio to take immediate steps for the effective withdrawal of the United States from over 60 international organizations, including many UN offices. This decision comes after a first year during which the Trump administration worked hard to assault moral, legal, and scientific norms that took decades of effort to constitute. It also follows the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in the most audacious military operation the United States has taken since the Panama invasion in 1989.
The flurry of executive orders and decisions on a wide range of regulatory and economic issues has made it difficult to discern and keep track of the administration’s overarching goals. But one common thread seems to emerge: The Trump administration is trying to lay the groundwork for an imperialist America.
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