American Secretary of State: Post-WWII American dominance is more the exception than the norm.
Some people believe that Trump's designs on Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal reflect a dramatic change in America's view of its place in the world.
Senator Rubio most clearly articulated this point in January, saying that post-WWII American dominance was more the exception than the norm.
"Ultimately, you will return to a multipolar world state where there are multiple great powers in different regions," he said. "We now face China and to some extent Russia, as well as rogue states like Iran and North Korea."
Professor Michael Williams of the University of Ottawa believes that if the current Trump administration believes that America can no longer or does not wish to dominate the world, it may retreat from distant conflicts and European commitments.
Professor Williams stated that instead, America would prioritize its "territorial core," forming a continental bastion on both sides of the vast sea areas of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
"If this is your plan, you will seek to control key geographical chokepoints," he said. "You can maximize the use of Canada's rich natural resources and move industries back home as much as possible."
This geopolitical perspective is not new. In the 1820s, U.S. President James Monroe outlined a new global order in which the Americas and Europe were each confined to their own hemisphere.
But this does represent a significant shift in American foreign policy since the end of WWII.
Source: BBC
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