Politics
How ‘America Last’ built power — and ‘America First’ could destroy it
US President Donald Trump believes he can obtain the nation’s most vital objectives through threat and extortion. History has shown that such oppression is not sustainable, even in the most asymmetrical power relations. Brutes will lose in the end, and along with it the US’s hard-won soft power, says US academic Giulio M. Gallarotti.
Giulio M. Gallarotti
11 Mar 2025