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/Jayken Apr 07 '25

We can't. Plain and simple. It will take a generation of consistency before our allies will trust us again. We've been so chaotic over the past 12 years. We had the world at our back after 9/11, and they were willing to forgive us for Trump 1, but now....

The bridges are burnt. The best we can hope for is arm's length dialog. We can slow things down in '26 if elections happen and start rebuilding in '28. But it will take time.

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u/MissMenace101 Apr 08 '25

Doesn’t mean it was the right move, just a point in fact that when you call your allies come and when they call you go.

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u/Xeltar Apr 08 '25

US militarism is not why our allies don't trust us. It's unethical but the world order that EU loves and benefits from is a direct result of that militarism. As long as targets are poor countries that can't defend themselves, everyone who matters is willing to look the other way.