Inside Story

How will Trump’s second term reshape US role in the world?

US president’s latest actions may have caused irreparable damage.

Consistency builds trust. For decades, the United States has been a global superpower. But in a little more than three weeks, President Donald Trump has bewildered friends and bamboozled foes.

So will his second term speed up the emergence of a new world order?

And can the world still trust the US?

Presenter:

James Bays

Guests:

Scott Lucas – professor of US and international politics at University College Dublin

Ibrahim Fraihat – associate professor of conflict resolution at the Doha Institute of Graduate Studies

Roger Hilton – nonresident fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and a specialist on NATO and Euro-Atlantic security

By Inside StoryPublished On 12 Feb 202512 Feb 2025