“It would be a return to the nineteenth-century style of imperial rule” – emphasized” NYT “.
US President Donald Trump declared that he would like to pick up Dania Greenland, talked about Canada's annexation and restoring American control over the Panama Canal. The newspaper assessed these plans as an attempt to increase the dominance of the United States in the Western hemisphere. According to her, this is the most clear signal that Trump wants to create a zone of influence in the vicinity of the USA. The newspaper wrote that Trump and his team are trying to enlarge American influence from the Arctic Circle to Patagonia in South America.
Trump also criticized allies and talked about the withdrawal of American soldiers from various parts of the world. This could be beneficial for Russia and China, which would like a lower presence of American forces in Europe and Asia “Nyt” added.
The newspaper pointed out that Trump praises the leaders of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and XI Jinping, emphasizing that they are strong and wise men who are his friends.
Donald Trump and Ukraine
“NYT” emphasized that Trump tried as part of a potential peace agreement to formalize Russian control over part of Ukrainian territory and American access to Ukrainian minerals. According to some critics of this solution, Ukraine would be divided as a result of such an agreement. Similarly, in the past, in the time of empty, there were powers – the newspaper pointed out.
Some experts point out that Trump's approach to the war in Ukraine is in line with the concept of influence zones. The US talks with another big player, which is Russia, with the limits of a smaller country, Ukraine, and try to control its natural resources.
Monica Duffy Toft, prof. With Tufts University's Fletcher School, she assessed that the leaders of the US, Russia and China are still striving for “an imaginary past, which was more free and great.”
“The domination and expansion of influence zones seems to restore the disappearing sense of greatness” – she wrote in” Foreign Affairs “.
Some close observers of Trump's actions, including representatives of his first administration, warn against treating his actions and statements as a strategic character. While Trump has a strong, well -established attitude towards such matters as immigration or trade, there is no vision about the world order – they emphasize.
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However, there are signs that may indicate a similarity between this, As Trump thinks and some of his advisers, and how the Empercators thought about influence zones.
Influence zones in post -mperial times
“NYT” estimated that building a zone of influence in post -mperial times is not easy, even for superpower. In this context, the newspaper reminded that last month in Canada the opponent Trump Mark Carney was the prime minister, and the leaders of Greenland rejected the proposal to pass under American control. However, the Chinese threaten to stop the sale of American investors of the company managing two ports in the Panama Canal.
Yun Sun from Washington Stimson Center warned that “China will not give their assets in the western hemisphere so easily, without a fight'
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in March during a visit to Surinam assured that the US did not conduct talks about the creation of influence zones.
