Stany Zjednoczone – dokąd zmierza Ameryka pod przywództwem Donalda Trumpa?
The United States – where is America heading under Donald Trump’s leadership?

Author(s): Aleksandra Jarczewska
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Governance, Public Administration, Public Law, International relations/trade
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: United States; midterm elections; stratification; National Security Strategy; National Defence Strategy; Democrats; Republicans; Fed; media; ISIS; North Korea; Iran; Afghanistan; Russia; China, EU
Summary/Abstract: The second year of Donald Trump’s presidency was not a time of breakthroughs orevents of historical significance. However, there have been some signs foreshadowingsignificant changes for the US.After Trump’s two years in office, the economy is still booming, although afteryears of prosperity one could expect slowdown in the nearest future. In domesticpolitics, the President focused on fulfilling his campaign promises and supportingthe Republicans in maintaining the majority in Congress after the midterm elections.The greatest obstacles for accomplishing Trump’s election goals include: growingconflicts between the President and Democrats, problems related to the investigationby the special prosecutor R. Mueller’s commission, instability and rotation at the toppositions in the administration, and the President’s war with the news media.The “America First” approach continued to dominate in the field of foreignpolicy. The President concentrated his efforts on disposing of Obama’s legacy andimplementing initiatives aimed at protecting the interests of the US and of Americancitizens. However, the lack of a clear vision and consistency in foreign policy,disputes within the administration, a stiffer position and tightening of dialogue withforeign partners led to a further drop in confidence and loss of US credibility on theinternational arena.In general, in fulfilling the vision of Making America Great Again, D. Trump usesmethods and means which are far from the standards previously known in Americanpolitics. As a result, the nature of American domestic and foreign policy is changing.It is an open question, however, whether the processes will prove permanent, to whatextent, and, if so, how will it affect the US political system and international order.

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