Hal Brands is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and the Henry Kissinger Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.

While President Trump correctly identified China as America’s primary geopolitical challenge, his transactional “America First” foreign policy is a “profoundly self-destructive” mistake that undermines the very alliances needed to compete.

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The Trump administration's tariff strategy, a key element of its 'America First' policy, has ignited debate. Are these tariffs a calculated move to boost domestic industry, or do they risk global economic instability?

In a surprising twist highlighting the complexity of U.S. foreign policy, President Donald Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is again publicly distancing herself from a decision by President Donald Trump.

"Trump has politically abandoned the so-called ‘Crazy Cubans,'" Cabello said, claiming they could be sidelined in next year's midterm elections. "Despite their lobbying for more attacks, Washington is forming a wall - a wall of containment. And it's not the kind they wanted."

Far from being the deft strategist he portrays, Trump has turned American diplomacy into an impulsive, self-serving spectacle.

Trump's threat against Russia runs parallel to a Senate-led effort to pass crippling sanctions on countries that buy Russian energy.