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Foreign Policy Live

Trump’s First 50 Days

Foreign Policy Live

Foreign Policy

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.1622 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Geopolitical risk analyst Ian Bremmer joins FP Live to assess U.S. President Donald Trump’s first 50 days in office and how it is impacting the world. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Ravi Agrawal: Trump Is Ushering In a More Transactional World Daniel C. Kurtzer and Aaron David Miller: Lessons from the Trump-Zelensky Confrontation Howard W. French: Trump’s Plan for a Greatly Diminished America Daniel W. Drezner: Does the Madman Theory Actually Work? Stephen M. Walt: What I Got Wrong About Trump’s Second Term Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hi, I'm Ravi Agrual, Foreign Policies Editor-in-Chief.

1:06.1

This is FP Live.

1:11.3

Media organisations often review a president's first 100 days in office, but the rapid-fire pace

1:18.9

of the new administration's moves has moved that marker up for us.

1:24.2

So we thought that with Trump having completed 50 days in office on Monday, it was time to

1:29.9

take stock. There is no doubt that Trump has now upended many traditional foreign policy norms.

1:37.9

He's undermined major U.S. alliances such as NATO.

1:41.4

I said, if you're not going to pay, we're not going to defend. I said that seven years ago.

1:46.1

He's fractured America's relationship with Europe.

1:49.5

Simultaneously, we've had serious discussions with Russia and have received strong signals

1:55.1

that they are ready for peace.

1:56.7

He started a global tariff war.

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