If there is a common theme in President Donald Trump’s foreign policy this year, it’s that the commander-in-chief is desperate for the Nobel Peace Prize. In his inauguration address, Trump proclaimed that “my proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and a unifier.” Foreign leaders and FIFA have tried to curry favor by nominating him for the Nobel and praising Trump’s peacemaking credentials. Trump routinely hails his own ability to get warring parties to settle their differences diplomatically.
The administration’s National Security Strategy, released in December, credits Trump with resolving eight wars in the first eight months of his second term and designates the task of stopping local conflicts from spiraling into global problems as a core principal of U.S. foreign policy.
But does the state of the world actually support Trump’s vision of himself as a peacemaker in chief? And do Trump’s accomplishments actually square with his own rhetoric?
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