President Trump's second administration, commencing in 2025, significantly intensified efforts to reshape the global system, imposing tariffs on the EU, UK, Japan, Australia, and China. This period also saw a new emphasis on the Western Hemisphere, with the administration restating the Monroe Doctrine as the "Donroe Doctrine," escalating pressure on Cuba, Venezuela, and Colombia.
In January 2026, US special forces snatched Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for trial on drug-trafficking charges, further demonstrating this assertive hemispheric strategy. Trump also demanded the right to buy Greenland, threatening sanctions, and overtly intervened in European domestic politics via Vice-President JD Vance's criticisms. The administration pursued a "grand bargain" with Vladimir Putin, abandoning Ukraine, and launched large-scale air-strikes on Iran's nuclear program in June 2025, culminating in Operation Epic Fury on February 28, which killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. This approach, characterized by brutal rhetoric, suggests a world partition into spheres of influence.
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