What to watch out for in Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office
Ankit Panda says the US president’s early moves on trade and his first contacts with government leaders will set the course for his administration’s foreign policy
In the two months or so since Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in the US presidential election, there has been quite a bit of speculation as to the foreign policies his government will pursue once in power.
There are, however, two primary areas that interested observers of US foreign policy should watch closely in the new administration’s first 100 days as the United States prepares for a change in the presidency unlike any in recent history.
Key appointments by the Trump transition team suggest that Trump’s rhetoric on trade is poised to become a reality, portending a possible trade war with China. Peter Navarro, an economist at the University of California at Irvine, provides analytical ballast to Trump’s “America First” economic thinking.