Presidential travel is often filled with pomp and circumstance, but such trips can also reveal a president’s true colors. Saudi Arabia – a repressive dictatorship – was Trump’s choice for his first stop in office. While there, Trump made time for meetings with some of the world’s less savory leaders, but had no time for meeting with the members of civil society systematically repressed in the Middle East. In Europe afterwards, he removed language affirming America’s commitment to defend Nato allies from his speech, sending shudders through the continent.
If Trump’s first foreign trip was worrisome, Americans and allies alike should brace themselves for when Trump goes to Hamburg. The lineup of participants and issues at this week’s G20 are likely to feed some of Trump’s most dangerous foreign policy impulses, and there are four key issues to watch as the president touches down in Germany.
First, will Trump continue to prioritise dictators over America’s democratic allies? The G20 is made up of the world’s largest economies, and so Trump will find himself sitting next to the leaders of democracies like France, Germany, and Japan – as well as some of the world’s most ruthless authoritarians, such as Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping, and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman. The leaders Trump meets and aligns with on policy issues will speak volumes about those he sees as his closest partners.
Second, does Trump have a reasonable, comprehensive international economic and trade agenda? The G20 summit was created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis so that the world’s largest economies could coordinate in strengthening economies. The G20 has made important progress in reining in financial risks, stopping international tax evasion, and restoring growth.
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