Foreign policy The New American In the era of the president Donald Trump

Donald Trump's victory in the US election stunned the world, defying all the polls that circulated before the race for the White House. Regardless of the criticisms leveled against him, a closer look gives us hope that Trump will have a positive impact on the world.

Donald Trump's stunning victory in the US presidency upends the international order that has prevailed for decades and raises profound questions about America's place in the world. For the first time since before World War II, Americans have elected a president who promises to reverse the path taken by his predecessors. His victory heralds a more focused America, focused on its own affairs and letting the world take care of itself.

The external revolutions that brought him to power reflect a fundamental shift in international politics already evident this year due to numerous events, such as the British referendum to leave the European Union. Trump's victory could fuel populism, with his pronouncements on immigration bans and nationalism. Border closures are already very evident in Europe and have spread to other parts of the world.

Many are linking Trump's victory, Britain's vote to leave the European Union, and a broader collapse of the contemporary international order. Gérard Araud, France's ambassador to the United States, tweeted: "After Brexit and this election, anything is possible."

The election captured the attention of people around the world on Tuesday, with millions tuning in around television screens across the globe. Even the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram expressed concern that Trump's election would affect their country.

American voters, after decades of worrying about what's good for the rest of the world, decided it was time to worry about what's good for America, and Trump has promised to do just that, even if the rest of the world doesn't like it.

Trump's campaign slogans aren't necessarily true. After assuming the presidency, he will be forced to act differently. Here, it's worth noting that many presidents have launched slogans during their campaigns but quickly changed their positions after taking office, including Obama, Reagan, Bush, and Bill Clinton. The region will undoubtedly breathe a sigh of relief at the political level. President Trump understands the region well and, through his party and aides, knows who poses the real threat to US interests, first and foremost, and to its allies around the world and in the Middle East, secondly. The most important of these allies are the Gulf Arab states and the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Those who fear Trump do not understand the reality on the ground, where Trump poses a threat to terrorism, not to Islam; a threat to the Muslim Brotherhood, not to Muslims. Muslims are partners in many of his investments, and Muslims work in his companies and hotels without discrimination. It is well known that election rhetoric always differs from political decisions; the former is intended to mobilize, while the latter targets higher interests. The American Republican Party understands international balances, world problems, and Middle Eastern crises far better than the Obama administration, which compromised many of the United States' highest interests, alienated allies, brought enemies closer, and allowed rivals to fill the huge vacuum it created around the world. It's enough to observe the statements of senior members of the party regarding Obama's policies over the past eight years, and how realistic and rational they were, to discover the difference that will occur.

In his statements and campaign slogans, President Trump appears to be setting the era of former US President Ronald Reagan as a model to emulate. This is where his dialogues with some of the icons of that era, such as James Baker, and his campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again," come from. Reagan was the man whose policies brought down the former Soviet Union and engaged in dialogue with Soviet leaders at the time.

This is what should be kept in mind when examining Trump's statements regarding Russia, beyond the media hype and electoral bickering.