Amir Taheri
What will Donald Trump's foreign policy look like in his second term?
This is the question currently making the buzz in the commentariat around the world.
Western European pundits claim that Trump will abandon the Ukrainian lamb to the Russian wolf or, at least, force the European shepherd to foot the bill for keeping it half alive.
Indian oped-writers hope that Trump will cut China down to size, thus elevating India as Asia's new indispensable giant. Progressive Davos collectivists warn that unless checked, Trump will go through the globalist ideology like a bull in a china shop.
In the past few days, I have run into even more interesting speculations regarding Trump II foreign policy -- from Iran and Israel.
From Iran comes a lengthy editorial in the daily Kayhan claiming that, keen to maintain friendly ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump will also refrain from attempts at toppling the Islamic Republic of Iran, which Moscow has adopted as its "faithful Ruslan."
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