So, President Donald Trump has upended the Iran nuclear deal. An overwhelming majority of analysts, barring a few from the neoconservative shade of the US political spectrum, advised him against doing anything so drastic. Allies in Europe like France, Germany and the UK tried to stop him. But he went ahead. Why? Was the move entirely and typically mindless?
He has been getting out of international agreements in line with his campaign pledges. The US is out of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Paris climate accord. If the tea leaves are right, Trump may one day nix the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta). In fact, such anti-international agreements decisions have hard right domestic logic on their side.
The above excerpt was originally published in The Times of India.
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