Trump’s approach could cost America global leadership

But this seems to be the new reality we’ll have to navigate for at least the next four years.

In this world, the main value — openly and unapologetically — is money.

Take Trump’s stance on the Panama Canal. He wants to waive toll fees for American ships, making U.S. goods more competitive in global markets.

Greenland is about staking a serious claim in the Arctic, a region packed with future resources and unique logistics corridors.

International law divides Arctic resources based on continental shelf limits. The U.S. has access only through Alaska. Canada (hence the chatter about 51 states) and Russia have far larger claims.

Denmark, through Greenland, also has a foothold. And this division worries China, which sees the Arctic's strategic value and wants the resources divided differently — based on global population.

Even before his inauguration, Trump plunged headfirst into his core battle: money, logistics, and resources. Because, in his view, money rules everything.

Ironically, this mindset could cost America its global leadership. In geopolitics, it’s not just about the economy. Winning hearts and minds matters too. And that requires values — values that are now being catastrophically sidelined.

In a world driven by prices, we have less to offer than we did in a world driven by values — the very values that sustained us through the past three years of the full-scale war...

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About the author. Viktoriya Syumar, journalist, media expert.

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