Trump 2.0 Faces Cold War 2.0

ASCF REPORT, December 30, 2024 
As the Free World braces for President Donald Trump’s second term, some are concerned about how he will handle the crises he’s inheriting in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and the South China Sea; how he will manage the Western alliance system; and how he will deal with an emboldened axis of autocracy. These concerns are understandable because of some of the policies Trump pursued during his first term—policies these pages examined and critiqued throughout those four years…