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(01-28-2017, 11:16 AM)Benton Wrote: I know all the chatter right now is about the POTUS and how he either hasn't wrecked the country yet or how he's started, but something else interesting is coming about.

since the end of WWII, allies and cooperative agreements have mostly been the same. Three quarters of a century and a few major conflicts along the way, but few changes (relatively) to lines on maps, or the lines between allies.

could that be changing?

the populist movement has changed things, notably weakening the EU and, if trump follows through on pledges, the U.S. pulling back globally, cooling relations with Mexico, turkey, and other long time allies among naTO.

curious for others thoughts. Are we looking to open doors with relationships that either cooled or never warmed up, or are we just pulling back after 100 years of expanding globally?

That's a terrific question.  Most of the American foreign policy was left over from the Cold War and people in DC are hesitant to change.  The US isn't pulling back globally per se; I understand President Trump wants lots of trade but he wants trade to be one-on-one with other nations, not the sweeping multinational deals we've made since just after WW2.