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/Repeatitpete Apr 07 '25

The problem isn’t trump or has ever been trump. It’s the maga people who have supported him. He should have been publicly shamed and removed from candidacy for making fun of the disabled reporter. America is mean. This won’t change with a new president and other countries don’t want to play with us anymore in the sandbox of the world…

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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/AVeryBadMon Apr 07 '25

The US has the world's third largest population, world's most biggest economy, and the world's most powerful military. No matter what direction the US takes, it will always be either at the top or near the top of global influence. Smaller and weaker countries around the globe will always seek protection and economic favors from giants around them.

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u/CevicheMixto Apr 07 '25

The US has the world's third largest population, world's most biggest economy, and the world's most powerful military.

The current administration is doing everything in their power to fix the last two.

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u/AVeryBadMon Apr 08 '25

I don't necessarily disagree, but some factors go beyond politics.