Geopolitics
The Trumpian Prism: How Domestic Politics in a Declining Empire Distort the Global Chessboard
Donald Trump's presidency exemplifies neoclassical realism, showing how systemic pressures are filtered through domestic politics and leader perceptions to shape foreign policy. This framework exposes the fragility of the Western-led global order, revealing how selfish domestic agendas in imperialist powers can catastrophically distort rational responses to the rise of the Global South.