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I contribute an essay in this volume outlining the global trends that we should be looking out for. My chapter takes a hard look at how the Trump administration has triggered major realignments in the international order and in how partnerships are “traditionally” understood.
“American First”, in essence, signals something more radical: not simply that the US will prioritise its own interest—as all states do—but that American interests are deemed categorically more valuable than those of any partner, ally, or institution. Orwell’s most enduring formulation applies with uncomfortable precision: “all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
Dr. Clemens Chay 