President Trump’s record to date [What Think Tanks are thinking]

Written by Marcin Grajewski,

Donald Trump has made a number of highly controversial decisions during his first 13 months as US President – whether on foreign trade, climate change, migration, taxation or health care. His unorthodox communication style, often using emotional tweets, has frequently confused both domestic and international audiences. Although his “America First” polices have not gone as far as some have feared, and he has presided over a period of continued economic growth, there remains very considerable anxiety about the path ahead. This note offers links to recent commentaries and reports published by major international think tanks on Donald Trump’s presidency so far.

Relations with the EU and NATO

The U.S.–France special relationship after a year of Trump German Marshall Fund, February 2018 The art of sticking with the nuclear deal: Why Europe should defy Trump on Iran Centre for European Policy Studies, February 2018 Taking stock of the Transatlantic relationship after one year of Trump Atlantic Council, February 2018 Trump’s European misstep Carnegie Europe, February 2018 Saving Transatlantic cooperation and the Iran nuclear deal Rand Europe, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, February 2018 Trump: The new dividing line in European politics German Marshall Fund, January 2018 Transatlantic relations: Converging or diverging? Chatham House, January 2018 Beyond European versus Transatlantic defense German Marshall Fund, January 2018 Trump’s NATO policy ‘trending positive’ Atlantic Council, January 2018 In the era of Trump, can Europe step up on global democracy? Carnegie Europe, December 2017 Trump’s message to Europe Carnegie Europe, December 2017 US trade policy in the age of Trump: What role for Europe in the “New Nationalism”? European Policy Centre, November 2017 A year after: Trump and Transatlantic relations in a time of risk German Marshall Fund, November 2017 EU-China relations in the era of Donald Trump Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, October 2017 The transatlantic meaning of Donald Trump: A US-EU power audit European Council on Foreign Relations, September 2017 Trump and Brexit Bertelsmann Stiftung, September 2017

Security and international relations

Our take on Donald Trump’s first State of the Union Atlantic Council, February 2018 Trump’s nuclear posture review Clingendael, February 2018 One year of Trump Atlantic Council, January 2018 Washington’s New Defense Strategy: Bridging the Transatlantic gap? Carnegie Europe, February 2018 A year of Trump vs. Kim: Rhetoric gone nuclear German Marshall Fund, January 2018 Trump’s diplomatic initiatives have isolated the United States German Marshall Fund, January 2018 One year of President Trump: Views from around the world German Marshall Fund, January 2018 Trump y el mundo: Un año de política exterior Fundacion Real Instituto Elcano, January 2018 Trump im Aufwind: Mit der Wirtschaft wuchern, von Problemen ablenken Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik, January 2018 The Donald J. Trump administration as seen from Tokyo: Will the US-Japan alliance remain unique? Istituto Affari Internazionali, January 2018 Trump Security Strategy: A study in contrasts Council on Foreign Relations, December 2017 Russia, Trump, and the 2016 U.S. election Council on Foreign Relations, December 2017 Brookings experts on Trump’s National Security Strategy Brookings Institution, December 2017 The contested global landscape in Trump’s New Security Strategy German Marshall Fund, December 2017 U.S.-China counter-terrorism co-operation and its perspective on human rights Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques, December 2017 Trump ou la diplomatie du choc: Les enjeux de Jérusalem capitale La vie des idées, December 2017 United States policy in the Middle East: The need for a grand strategy Institute for National Security Studies, November 2017 Western options in a multipolar world Atlantic Council, November 2017 Trump, un an après: Un monde à l’état de nature? Institut français des relations internationales, November 2017 Les Etats-Unis face à la Chine, de Henry Kissinger à Donald Trump Institut français des relations internationales, November 2017 ‘Mourning for America’: Donald Trump’s climate change policy Finnish Institute of International Affairs, November 2017 Less is more? The US at the UN European Union Institute for Strategic Studies, October 2017 U.S.-China tensions: Interplay between economics and politics Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, October 2017 Does Donald Trump have a grand strategy? Chatham House, September 2017 Meeting U.S. deterrence requirements Brookings Institution, September 2017 Trump and the Paris Agreement: Better out than in Bruegel, September 2017

Trade and economics

Why has the stock market risen so much since the US presidential election? Peterson Institute for International Economics, February 2018 The President’s infrastructure proposal misses the mark: Too much cynicism, too little leadership Brookings Institution, February 2018 Is Trump remaking American trade enforcement policy? Brookings Institution, February 2018 Trump’s formula for growing the U.S. economy: What will work and what won’t Brookings Institution, February 2018 Trump in Asia: The year in review Peterson Institute for International Economics, January 2018 The international economic consequences of Mr. Trump Bruegel, January 2018 U.S. trade policy in the Asia-Pacific region under President Trump: Implications for the European Union German Marshall Fund, January 2018 Trump plays Reagan’s game on tariffs and taxes Peterson Institute for International Economics, December 2017 Trade policy under President Trump: Implications for the US and the world Chatham House, November 2017 Trump and the national debt Council on Foreign Relations, November 2017 U.S. corporate tax reform Council on Foreign Relations, November 2017 Trump unrestrained Peterson Institute for International Economics, November 2017

Domestic situation and other reports

Will the Trump presidency turn out to be Watergate, McCarthyism or something else entirely? Brookings Institution, February 2018 What Donald Trump can learn from Napoleon III International Institute for Strategic Studies, February 2018 The U.S. immigration debate Council on Foreign Relations, February 2018 From 14 points to 280 characters: Trump vs Wilson Centre for European Reform, January 2018 Immigration under Trump: a review of policy shifts in the year since the election Migration Policy Institute, December 2017 Saving the liberal order from itself Institut Français des Relations Internationales, December 2018 A listening tour through Trump territory: Public policy and the “towns in between” Progressive Policy Institute, August 2017

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