Business Standard

Who is truly afraid of the bully?

Donald Trump is putting himself in the very difficult situation of either following up on his bullying or losing face and credibility

Who is truly afraid of the bully?
Premium

Illustration by Ajay Mohanty

Claude Smadja
It has been some time that the bullying tactics of President Donald Trump have ceased generating bewilderment or outrage to become a routine. It is however useful to assess their real efficiency. And here some interesting observations can be made.

One can realise that the offensive style of the US President is having a much more destabilising impact on America’s traditional allies than on its adversaries. Suffices to look at the way Mr Trump’s declarations on NATO and his questioning of Article five, stipulating that an attack against one of the members of the Alliance would be considered as an attack
Disclaimer: These are personal views of the writer. They do not necessarily reflect the opinion of www.business-standard.com or the Business Standard newspaper

What you get on BS Premium?

  • Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
  • Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
  • Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
  • Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
  • Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.
VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in