Even before Trump’s recent election win, I don’t think there was much trust left in the US.
I think the last time trust played a part was at the start of the Iraq war and weapons of mass destruction, which proved false. IMO trust played a part in those helping with this war.
Trust can also be a negative. As in, Europe/Canada/Mexico trusts that the US will come to it’s defence. As a result, they don’t put a huge amount of money into their military budgets. I am sure there are also other examples of this type of thing.
Most countries operate in their own self interest, that plays a major part in their decisions.
Not trusting everything the US puts out is probably a good thing.
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Even before Trump’s recent election win, I don’t think there was much trust left in the US.
I think the last time trust played a part was at the start of the Iraq war and weapons of mass destruction, which proved false. IMO trust played a part in those helping with this war.
Trust can also be a negative. As in, Europe/Canada/Mexico trusts that the US will come to it’s defence. As a result, they don’t put a huge amount of money into their military budgets. I am sure there are also other examples of this type of thing.
Most countries operate in their own self interest, that plays a major part in their decisions.
Not trusting everything the US puts out is probably a good thing.
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The trust that other countries had on us is measured in something very important to all American citizens: the fact that the US Dollar is the global reserve currency. All international transactions are essentially boiled down to dollars. Practically all other countries have substantial holdings in dollars. Because of this, the United States can essentially decide how much money it has. And, because of that, we can ensure our continued prosperity and safety.
Abdicating that position puts us on par with other nations. It leads to the return of wars of conquest, like the one in Ukraine. It leads to other countries being able to commit atrocities with little repercussion, like China has done with the Uighurs. And, it leads to prices going up for average Americans because businesses don’t know how much it will cost them to produce and sell their next copy of a good.
Foreign policy isn’t built on "trust" it’s built on international law and treaties.
Trust can’t be measured and isn’t tangible.
Trump absolutely damages our “brand” abroad, significantly. If we’re going to talk about incalculables like “trust”
The last time I felt trust was the first Obama term. I was looking forward to some Hope and Change. Lost all trust when I learned that was just campaign slogan and he had no real intention of following through. Instead we just got high rhetoric coupled with corporate bailouts.