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Trump’s foreign policy hand is stronger than you might think
Fears of American isolationism ignore that the president-elect’s international relations capabilities might be better than many think once he takes office.
James CurranInternational affairs expertUS President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer have upped the ante in Ukraine by allowing Kyiv to strike inside Russia with British-made Storm Shadow and American-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles.
The move is clearly designed to place maximum pressure on Vladimir Putin before Donald Trump becomes president again. And it sends more than a literal shot across the bows due to the presence of North Korean forces on the frontlines – itself an escalatory move by Moscow and Pyongyang.
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