By Mohsen Pak Aein /IRNA/ – Trump was a new phenomenon in the American political system. He had no experience in political science and was not a theorist; but in terms of behavior, he introduced a political practice called “Trumpism” in the international system.
This practice of Trump had the following characteristics:
1. Insist on Unilateralism – The United States, led by Donald Trump, sought to maintain American hegemony in the international arena and to establish an order based on unilateralism. This approach was pursued at a time when the vast majority of countries in the world cared about maintaining their national sovereignty and did not adopt a multipolar system based on unilateralism. To secure its own interests, each country advocated interaction and cooperation with the world and the avoidance of war and violence, and blamed US belligerent and aggressive policies for global insecurity. Trump’s campaign slogan had the goal of “restoring America’s lost greatness,” and Trump sought to humiliate other nations and even White House allies to restore American hegemony.
2. International Controversy – Trump was thinking that international law and order as a major obstacle to restoring American greatness, and Trump avoided the restrictions imposed by international law on the United States. Under Trump, the United States easily withdrew from the Paris Agreement, mocking the reduction of greenhouse gases and the fight against global warming. Trump opposed any international treaty that did not prioritize US interests. He left the UNESCO cultural organization, said goodbye to UN human rights commissions, and withdrew from the nuclear deal with Iran. He even ignored UN resolutions in the interests of Israel and moved the US embassy to Jerusalem. Trump proposed the Great Deal of the Century, which sought the annexation of the West Bank to Israel, and unilaterally acknowledged that the Golan Heights belonged to Israel. He supported terrorism with all his means, especially Wahabi groups such as ISIS, and in the end, he infected his dirty hand with the pure blood of the hero of the fight against terrorism, Martyr General Qassem Soleimani and Martyr Mehdi Al-Mohandes. . Trumpism ignored all international standards for the benefit of the United States and not only lost its strategic allies but also accelerated the isolation of the White House.
3. Disruption of World Trade – Trumpism pursued the discrediting of international trade institutions, even the World Trade Organization, and disrupted the idea of a free trade boom by imposing unilateral tariffs. The role of free trade in shaping American hegemony was undeniable and was considered a strength of American governments. But the Trump administration, in violation of free trade laws, entered into a full-blown economic war with countries such as China and even its European allies. In the economic sphere, Trumpism opposed the Free Trade Act by advocating his pro-US economic policies, and Trump called the Free Trade Act a “tie-up.” American economic elites, meanwhile, were aware of the contradiction of maintaining their country’s hegemonic power by not adhering to a practical commitment to free trade, and former US allies in the global capitalist system sought to curb or defeat American economic hegemony.
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