TRUMP DOCTRINE. THE “PRINCIPLED REALISM”
TRUMP DOCTRINE. THE “PRINCIPLED REALISM”
Author(s): Iulian CHIFU, Teodor FrunzetiSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Political Sciences, Labor relations, Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: realism; principled realism; isolationism; interventionism; internationalism; liberal democratic values;
Summary/Abstract: The foreign policy doctrine of the Trump administration has been proclaimed as “principled realism”. The label didn’t catch on and has been criticized in relation to its substance, and also due to the oxymoronic form of the phrase expressing the name, as well as its content. But “principled realism” is not new, it has been used several times in history and the inspiration for the Trump Doctrine when it comes to foreign policy should be Henry Kissinger, a confident of President Trump. The concept also links very tightly the future Trump Doctrine to the Ronald Reagan administration, doctrine and policies - who became a model more or less for a lot of the members of the administration. It is still debatable what is the real level of understanding of the concept of “principle realism” within the Trump administration and how deep is the practical approach linked to the theory.
Journal: Strategic Impact
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 68+69
- Page Range: 7-17
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English