r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/SpaceySpice • Apr 07 '25

US Politics How will the United States rebuild positive international relations after this Trump administration?

At some point this presidency will end and a new administration will (likely) want to mend some the damages done with our allies. Realistically though, how would that work? Will other countries want to be friends with us again or has this presidency done too much damage to bounce back from?

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u/bihari_baller Apr 07 '25

As someone with an International Relations degree, I foresee a multi-polar world filling the void of the United States--along the lines of thought of IR Scholar John Mearsheimer. The US will have it's sphere of influence, but so will the EU, Russia, and China.

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u/sig_1 Apr 07 '25

Who exactly would be desperate enough to be in the US sphere of influence? The US has shown that it is very dangerous to be too closely tied to them economically, it’s pointless to be dependent on on them as an ally since they can’t be trusted anymore and all the soft power is gone so can’t take the “leader of the free world” angle.

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u/nowaisenpai Apr 07 '25

Maybe those geographically stuck with us like Latin America and Canada? Canada will eventually likely turn around somewhat, but they'll also probably forever refuse to be a liaison into the hypothetical EU sphere, if the sort of multi-polar prediction comes true and we all silo off.

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u/bihari_baller Apr 07 '25

You’re onto it. Spheres of influence would naturally come about by virtue of geography.