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First of all, sanctions. Sanctions are among the most significant issues that America faces. Although the United States has imposed most of the sanctions against various countries itself, Trump now argues that this is a problem facing the world, especially regarding the dollar’s global standing. He claims that the use of sanctions has weakened the dollar, while, on the other hand, China has improved the value of its currency. A few days before the election, Trump emphasized in his speech that we should use sanctions only in necessary situations. That is, Trump does not try to solve bilateral problems but rather seeks to suspend them to benefit from economic cooperation with these countries for the interests of America.
Ukraine is the second issue. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine occurred during Biden’s presidency. Trump has stated many times that if he were president, this war would not have happened—a claim that cannot be easily proven.
Experts say that the most critical issue regarding the war in Ukraine is the US financial aid, which amounts to $60 billion—close to the damage caused by the recent Atlantic hurricane. Although Trump himself has not made an announcement about this war, a member of his election team told the media, “Crimea is gone. Kiev should focus on peace, not on the return of lands.”
Zelensky will demonstrate his frivolity if he declares at the negotiating table that the return of Crimea to Ukraine is necessary to achieve peace. This point of view was voiced by senior advisor to President-elect Donald Trump and Republican Party strategist Bryan Lanza in an interview with the BBC.
“And if President Zelensky sits down at the negotiating table and says that we can have peace only if we have Crimea, he will show us that he is not serious,” he said.
It is clear that Trump is trying to suspend the war in order to create a unilateral solution for peace. According to Trump, providing agricultural needs from Ukraine is more important than the territorial integrity of that country.
The third problem is Gaza. Trump’s solution in this case is very clear. A member of Trump’s election team stated about Israel’s actions in the Gaza war that Trump had asked Netanyahu to do whatever it took against Iran but to end the war before the official start of his term.
Experts believe that Trump wants to stop funding Israel’s war against Gaza. Although he is aware that he will be pressured by Israeli lobbyists in the US, Trump aims to shift the focus from politics to economics to avoid spending more money.
In general, Trump avoids spending any kind of money on problems outside the United States. Newsweek presents Trump’s positions in the first round of his presidency in this regard:
President Donald Trump criticized US spending of more than $7 trillion on conflicts and reconstruction efforts in the Middle East and Afghanistan shortly after officials stated that the US would not pledge money to a major conference aimed at helping Iraq rebuild after more than 15 years of conflict. Trump’s remarks, which coincided with the release of his 2019 budget proposal, targeted the choices of past administrations, especially concerning foreign policy in the Middle East and Central Asia since the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan. Trump argued that the costly struggle to stabilize Afghanistan, as well as Iraq, which the US invaded in 2003, has only exacerbated economic difficulties at home.
In a nutshell, since Trump refused to spend money abroad during his first term in office, it seems that his foreign policy is based on the same general principle. Instead of finding a final solution, he tries to suspend big problems in the world because it costs less money for Washington. He is deliberately trying to disprove the stereotypical expectations of America to solve world problems. No doubt that Trump has a business and economic personality stronger than a political one. The overall policy of suspending political issues to reduce economic costs is an opportunity for countries like Iran, as Trump is not interested in spending money and is striving to quickly reduce the costs incurred on the United States by suspending global problems and issues. Will the Iranian government have a plan to take advantage of this opportunity?