President Trump’s second-term foreign policy in the Americas is driven by his America First ideology. He is aggressively pursuing immigration enforcement, embracing economic protectionism, flirting with territorial ambitions, taking a strong stance against transnational criminal organizations, drastically reducing foreign aid, de-emphasizing human rights and anti-corruption, and seeking to counter Chinese influence in the hemisphere.
Through the first five months, countries in the hemisphere have had to adjust to a bolder and more controversial Trump than in his first term and are growing increasingly skeptical of the United States’ continued reliability as an ally and leader in the hemisphere.
