There’s no point in talking to Trump because he has shown time and time again that his words are worthless. He’s also an attention addict and megalomaniac, so talking to him, especially if it’s televised and on the world stage, is giving him exactly what he wants.
In a sense that’s true for any country, though. The only differences are (1) how often the policy changes and (2) by how much. US used to have a 4-year cycle and much less variance in the policies and so it made some sense to get into long-term agreements. Even in the last 8 years, agreements reached by Trump were continued by Biden (e.g. NAFTA). Now though the cycle is like 4 days and the policy swings are 180°, so it only makes sense to enter into extremely short-term, transactional agreements, or if you have no other choice (like Ukraine).
That’s demonstrably false. Take China as an example where there is a stable political system, a single party in charge, and decisions are made across decades.
There’s no point in talking to Trump because he has shown time and time again that his words are worthless. He’s also an attention addict and megalomaniac, so talking to him, especially if it’s televised and on the world stage, is giving him exactly what he wants.
IDK, he sure didn’t seem to want to do any more debates during the campaign after the last one
I’d argue that goes for any US president. Even if they’re completely genuine, everything can change on a dime when the next admin comes into power.
In a sense that’s true for any country, though. The only differences are (1) how often the policy changes and (2) by how much. US used to have a 4-year cycle and much less variance in the policies and so it made some sense to get into long-term agreements. Even in the last 8 years, agreements reached by Trump were continued by Biden (e.g. NAFTA). Now though the cycle is like 4 days and the policy swings are 180°, so it only makes sense to enter into extremely short-term, transactional agreements, or if you have no other choice (like Ukraine).
That’s demonstrably false. Take China as an example where there is a stable political system, a single party in charge, and decisions are made across decades.