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Studia Europejskie –
Studies in European Affairs
ISSN: 1428-149X
e-ISSN: 2719-3780
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Publication co-financed by Ministry of Science and Higher Education pursuant to the Regulation of the Minister of Education and Science of 3 August 2021 (Journal of Laws of 2021, item 1514) on the “Development of Scientific Journals” programme.
Publikacja dofinansowana przez Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego na podstawie rozporządzenia Ministra Edukacji i Nauki z 3 sierpnia 2021 r. (Dz. U. z 2021 r. poz. 1514) w sprawie programu „Rozwój czasopism naukowych”.
Publication co-financed by the University of Warsaw within the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” programme.
Czasopismo otrzymało dofinasowanie w ramach Programu „Inicjatywa Doskonałości – Uczelnia Badawcza”.
The Geopolitical Implications of a Second Trump Administration: Perspectives for Europe and Beyond
Abstract
This analysis focuses on possible short- and medium-term effects of Trump’s election as the 47th President of the United States, and starts with an introduction to geopolitics and a short overview of American presidential administrations since the end of the Cold War. It then continues with a brief account of Trump’s first presidency and observes the significant challenges that Trump’s administration will have to face domestically. The central part of the analysis focuses on the geopolitical consequences of Trump’s election. In particular, the author looks at Europe (the ongoing war in Ukraine), the Middle East, and the Far East – especially in relation to China. The paper concludes with the author’s conviction that the coming years will bring about decisive changes likely to usher in a new world order.
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DOI: 10.33067/SE.1.2025.9
Language: English
Pages: 173-190
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Śliwiński, K. (2025) "The Geopolitical Implications of a Second Trump Administration: Perspectives for Europe and Beyond". Studia Europejskie – Studies in European Affairs, 1/2025, pp. 173-190. DOI: 10.33067/SE.1.2025.9