We are less than 100 days away from the US election. How are regional tensions around the world likely to play out past the November 8th elections?
It is probably fair to say that the world has stalled in terms of decisive political moves on the international arena this past year. More bark than bite has been the general status quo in terms of power plays and strategy execution.
However, far from suffering from a sense of chronic apathy, it is more likely that the world is waiting to see what emerges from the US presidential race between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and businessman Donald J. Trump.
Same vision, different aims
In essence the presidential hopefuls promote the same general vision for the nation, that of being a stronger, fairer, more prosperous and protected America. However, their substantive policy positions and rhetoric could not be more different. If the election proceeds, this is what the two candidates offer.
Hillary Clinton presents for many Americans and the world a business as usual mantra, picking up where Obama left off. This can best be described as a predictable foreign policy strategy due to her own long-term involvement in international politics. Her thinking and policy approach have been analysed and dissected by both America’s friends and enemies alike, which could be a major handicap for her. Undoubtedly, she will sell this characteristic to voters as “experience”.
Donald Trump, on the other hand, displays a sense of perpetual unpredictability. He paints a desperate and taken-for-granted America which has exhausted itself and its resources in the pursuit of a long-forgotten goal. He pushes an agenda that seeks a substantial redistribution of focus and resources because he believes the establishment and the American people are being played for a fool by the international community.
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