ThisweekthegeneralspersuadedDonaldTrumptokeepupthefightinAfghanistan. AfrustratedUSpresidentagreedreluctantly. Timewilltellwhetherhispersonalityandpoliticscansustainalong-termcommitment.
本周，美国的将军们劝说唐纳德?特朗普(DonaldTrump)总统继续保持在阿富汗的战斗。失望的特朗普勉强同意了。时间将证明他的个性和政谋能否支撑一项长期承诺。
Halfayearintohispresidency, MrTrump’sforeignpolicyhasfivedistinctivefeatures. TheTrumpianapproachdiffersfromthatofhispredecessorsintype, notjustdegree, andothercountriesaroundtheworldneedtobeawareofthedissonancewithpastconduct.
在担任总统的半年间，特朗普的外交政策呈现出五大显著特征。特朗普式外交在类型上（而不只是程度上）与众多前任截然不同，世界各国都需要认识到这种与过去行为的不一致性。
First, MrTrumpistransactional, notinstitutional. HeviewsforeignpolicylikeadealmakeranddoesnotcarewhethertheoutcomesfitAmerica’straditionalpracticeofbuildingsystemsthatadvanceitsinterestsandvalues. Asanegotiator, MrTrumpwillbeperiodicallyconfrontational. Hecanbeimpulsive. Hewelcomescreatinguncertainty, whichhebelievesbuildsleverage. MrTrump’segoplaysanexceptionallylargeroleandsodopersonal — andevenfamily — relations. Heisthefirstpresidentinmyexperiencewhodoesnotbelievetheofficeislargerthanhimself.
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