Trump and Europe: A Fracture in the Transatlantic Order

Abstract

As Trump came to power, the administration’s foreign policy decisions started to be discussed and the idea that the White House was in turmoil became widespread. As these decisions were full of contradictions, many uncertainties followed in world politics. This situation has manifested itself in Transatlantic relations especially when we consider Trump’s hardline standing towards Europe when compared to his predecessor, Obama. Furthermore, these developments have strengthened the idea that the West no longer acts unilaterally in the international system but it is separated between the "Two-Wests": the US and Europe. This article addressed the character of the US-European relationship and, in particular, revealed the change in the character of Trump administration. Lastly, the study argues that a fracture occurred in the Transatlantic order.

Keywords

• US,Europe,NATO,Transatlantic,Brexit

TRUMP ve AVRUPA TRANSATLANTİK DÜZENDE KIRILMA

Öz

ABD’de Trump dönemiyle birlikte dış politika kararları tartışılmaya başlanmış ve özellikle Beyaz Saray’ın karmaşa içinde olduğu fikri yaygınlaşmıştır. Washington yönetiminin aldığı dış politika kararları çelişkilerle dolu olmuş ve dünya siyasetinde belirsizlikler meydana getirmiştir. Bu durum, Transatlantik ilişkilerde de kendisini göstermiştir. Bu belirsizlik ortamında Trump’ın, Avrupa’ya karşı selefi Obama’ya nazaran sert bir çizgide durması Transatlantik ilişkilerde krizler ortaya çıkarmıştır. Yaşanan gelişmeler, Batı’nın artık uluslararası sistemde yekpare bir biçimde hareket etmediği ve ABD ile Avrupa olarak “İki-Batı” şeklinde ayrıştığı düşüncesini kuvvetlendirmiştir. Bu makale ABD-Avrupa ilişkisinin karakterini ele almış ve özellikle Trump döneminde bu karakterin yaşadığı değişimi ortaya koymuştur. Çalışma bu yönüyle, Transatlantik düzenin fay hatlarında bir kırılma meydana geldiğini iddia etmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• ABD,Avrupa,NATO,Transatlantik,Brexit

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