Trump "is likely to be impatient with traditional diplomacy and more prone to quick military action designed to achieve specific objectives," he said.
The DPRK is "a good example of this," West said, adding that Trump already has put North Korea on notice that he will not tolerate continued missiles and nuclear testings.
"He sees that as a threat to the United States and American allies. But if diplomacy does not produce the desired results, Trump has said that all options, including military ones, are on the table," West said.
Dan Mahaffee, senior vice president and director of policy at the Center for the study of Congress and the Presidency, told Xinhua that Trump's foreign policy reflects a greater willingness to use U.S. military force when the circumstances require it.
Trump's top aides like Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster have served in recent conflicts, and understand that military force is one tool of many in the U.S. foreign policy toolbox, Mahaffee said.
"I think Obama was more skeptical of the efficacy of U.S. military force, especially when applied to the Syria conflict, as well as concerns about escalation with Russia and Iran, especially as the nuclear deal with Iran was a significant foreign policy goal for the administration," he said.
Trump wants to demonstrate that the U.S. is not shy about using force to achieve its policy aims, and that the Trump Administration is more willing to consider military action than the Obama Administration, Mahaffee said.
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