Russia in Global Affairs

President Trump has made consistent threats to annex Canada, which would more than double the territory of the United States. Trump has repeatedly addressed Canadian prime minister as “governor of the 51st state”. There are gradual, non-defiant ways to reduce reliance on the United States by forging closer ties with other powers. Yet rather than improving its relations with China, India and Russia, Canada has instead damaged them.

Now Europe finds itself in an uncomfortable position of growing strategic isolation—or, alternatively, newfound freedom—caught between two most powerful and unfriendly nuclear powers. It is simply bizarre to see Europe, despite its embracing multilateralism in words, is pouring money, munitions, and moral support into a war still justified by a historicist freak of its own making—the Munich analogy.

While many EU countries continue to grapple with the implications of the United States' stance on Ukraine and NATO. Simultaneously, in the Middle East Iran's concerns regarding Trump's new order were no less than those of Europe. Iran is anxiously monitoring potential actions from President Trump, especially as its nuclear issue remains a critical topic that is expected to be addressed in the near future.

Brazen attempts to reorder the world in one’s own interest, violating UN principles, may beget instability, confrontation, and even catastrophe. Given the current level of international strife, recklessly rejecting the Yalta-Potsdam system, with the UN and UN Charter at its core, will inevitably lead to chaos.