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While some might consider Trumpism anachronistic in light of the shift in nature of the global political economy, which has led to a more complex and interdependent world with a multidimensional power configuration, President Trump’s worldview appears to have been framed by the darker interpretation of Nicolo Machiavelli’s advice to “The Prince” that, “it is better to be feared than to be loved if one cannot be both”.
The case is similar to that of Mexico, America’s largest trading partner, with imports of $475 billion worth of goods for 2023 and exports of $323 billion. Beyond trade are the issues of immigration and border security which were at the core of his campaign. with President Trump criticising the country for not doing enough to stop the flow of migrants and drugs into the United States.Support journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for Nigerians.
Whether in arbitrarily renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” as the “Gulf of America”, or expressing a renewed interest in acquiring Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, and even suggesting the possibility of using military force, if necessary, it is President Trump, playing being deliberately and unapologetically provocative, playing from the old notebook.
This development, described as an “AI Sputnik moment,” has cast a huge doubt on the whole A1 ecosystem, which the US had assumed itself to be in the lead, prompting US policymakers to reconsider their strategies and investments in AI to maintain competitiveness, with President Trump describing it as “…a wake-up call for our industries that we need to be laser-focused on competing”. To House Speaker, Mike Johnson DeepSeek is “a serious threat” from China, which is a “terrible trading partner.
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