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The new paradox of American hegemony under Trump — great strength, greater anxiety

Trump has categorically deployed America’s economic and military power as coercive tools, without any veneer of mediation through multilateralism or diplomacy.

As the inferno of war engulfs West Asia and its consequences radiate far beyond the region, it is worth recalling President Trump’s speech in Riyadh roughly a year ago. Reflecting on the Gulf’s transformation, he remarked that “the gleaming marvels of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi were not created by the so-called ‘nation-builders,’ ‘neo-cons,’ or ‘liberal non-profits.’” He also  asserted that “the so-called ‘nation-builders’ wrecked far more nations than they built,” and that interventionists were meddling in complex societies they scarcely understood.

Much has changed in America and across the world since that speech. The unfolding crisis  today reveals a sharper, more assertive face of American hegemony, one that is high on coercion and low on consent.

From day one of his second administration, Trump and his team have wielded the megaphone to project an unabashed display of executive power, anchored in the slogans “America First” and “Make America Great Again.” Yet this confident march to remake America’s social contract at home and redefine its engagement abroad has produced a level of unpredictability rarely seen in the post-World War II era.

The Trump years have defied the conventions of modern American presidencies, reshaping the delicate balance between the executive, legislature, and judiciary. If his first term unsettled allies and adversaries alike, his second has institutionalised disruption and turned volatility into the “new normal” of American governance and global leadership.

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