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Talk:Donald Trump achievements: Foreign policy (2020)

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North Korea

Some articles discussing the challenges North Korea (and Iran) face for Trump this coming year: 1,2,3 --1990'sguy (talk) 21:05, 1 January 2020 (EST)

Somewhat interesting article discussing Seoul's major's statements on Trump, North Korea, and peace: [1] --1990'sguy (talk) 22:13, 14 January 2020 (EST)

Iran

Several Iranian military leaders including an important general were killed in an airstrike in Baghdad -- right now, it's not known who is responsible, but if the U.S. did it, it might be something to add: 1,2,3 --1990'sguy (talk) 21:19, 2 January 2020 (EST)

Some extra sources related to the airstrike and the reaction to it: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60 --1990'sguy (talk) 18:14, 3 January 2020 (EST)
The Pentagon is sending additional troops to the Middle East: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 --1990'sguy (talk) 20:19, 3 January 2020 (EST)
International reaction to the airstrike, including from Israel: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 --1990'sguy (talk) 23:34, 3 January 2020 (EST)
The Trump Administration briefed Congress on the airstrikes: 1,2,3,4,5,6 Meanwhile, Trump stated the U.S. has 52 Iranian sites it could target if Iran retaliates: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 --1990'sguy (talk) 21:26, 4 January 2020 (EST)
On January 3, an airstrike killed six Iranian-backed Iraqi militiamen, but the U.S. denied responsibility for it (thus, unless we find out the U.S. did conduct the airstrike, I won't add it): 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 --1990'sguy (talk) 22:34, 4 January 2020 (EST)
Some extra statements by Trump, Pompeo, and others on this matter: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28 Meanwhile, Iraq's parliament voted to expel U.S. troops from Iraq: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27 --1990'sguy (talk) 14:21, 5 January 2020 (EST)
The U.S. reportedly sent a letter saying they would withdraw from Iraq, but the Pentagon denies it plans on doing such: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 Also, additional articles related to the overall matter: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34 --1990'sguy (talk) 21:06, 6 January 2020 (EST)
The U.S. still hasn't withdrawn some Iranian nuclear wavers: [2] Meanwhile, the U.S. denied Iran's foreign minister a visa to attend a UN event in the U.S. (1,2,3), and the Air Force displayed 52 fighter jets in Utah: [3] --1990'sguy (talk) 21:45, 7 January 2020 (EST)
Trump's initial statements after an Iranian rocket attack on U.S. bases: 1,2,3,4,5,6 --1990'sguy (talk) 09:07, 8 January 2020 (EST)
More related to Trump's response to the Iranian rocket attack: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 --1990'sguy (talk) 16:15, 9 January 2020 (EST)
Some extra articles related to the protests in Iran and Trump's Twitter statement, including subsequent statements by Trump and his administration: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 --1990'sguy (talk) 08:23, 12 January 2020 (EST)
Trump stated he doesn't care whether Iran agreed to negotiate with the U.S.: [4] --1990'sguy (talk) 20:34, 12 January 2020 (EST)
Interesting article looking at the power dynamics in the Middle East between the major powers (U.S., China, and Russia) after Soleimani's killing: 1,2 --1990'sguy (talk) 20:59, 12 January 2020 (EST)
Somewhat interesting article on drawing "red lines" in foreign policy conflicts: [5] --1990'sguy (talk) 09:12, 13 January 2020 (EST)
More various statements by Trump: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 --1990'sguy (talk) 20:30, 13 January 2020 (EST)
The European countries imposed sanctions on Iran because of its non-compliance with the Iran deal: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 --1990'sguy (talk) 08:34, 14 January 2020 (EST)

Russia

A federal judge ruled against the Treasury Department's attempt to sanction Exxon Mobile for continuing to do business in Russia in violation of U.S. sanctions: [6] --1990'sguy (talk) 22:09, 2 January 2020 (EST)

Interesting articles

This article discusses foreign policy challenges Trump will likely face in 2020: [7] --1990'sguy (talk) 17:13, 3 January 2020 (EST)

Hopefully, Africa is beginning to wake up to China's predatory lending: [8] --1990'sguy (talk) 15:44, 5 January 2020 (EST)
The U.S. is increasing its cooperation with Bolivia's current conservative government: [9] --1990'sguy (talk) 22:14, 7 January 2020 (EST)
The U.S. imposed sanctions on South Sudan's vice president: [10] --1990'sguy (talk) 22:47, 8 January 2020 (EST)
Interesting article on the recent meeting between Trump and Greece's prime minister: [11] --1990'sguy (talk) 23:36, 8 January 2020 (EST)
Related to Greece, Trump signed the Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act into law in December 2019, among other actions related to Greece: [12] --1990'sguy (talk) 10:38, 9 January 2020 (EST)
U.S. relations with South Sudan have shifted significantly in recent years, towards a more critical stance: [13] --1990'sguy (talk) 21:54, 13 January 2020 (EST)
This is a good op-ed saying the Trump Administration should support an American company that was harmed by Honduras: [14] --1990'sguy (talk) 23:08, 13 January 2020 (EST)
This article is rather critical of Trump and his policies, but it states that the "hour of reckoning" is coming on Trump's foreign policy: [15] --1990'sguy (talk) 23:12, 13 January 2020 (EST)

Miltiary interventionism

Good op-eds regarding the War in Afghanistan and other Middle East conflicts: 1,2,3,4,5 --1990'sguy (talk) 20:20, 3 January 2020 (EST)

The U.S. sent more soldiers to a base in Kenya after a terrorist attack at an American base: 1,2 --1990'sguy (talk) 21:41, 6 January 2020 (EST)
Interesting article of where in the Middle East the U.S. has troop deployments: [16] --1990'sguy (talk) 10:28, 8 January 2020 (EST)
The U.S. may reduce its troop presence in Afghanistan regardless of whether it reaches a deal with the Taliban: [17] --1990'sguy (talk) 10:52, 13 January 2020 (EST)

Relations with foreign conservatives

This op-ed discusses the similarity between Trump and Boris Johnson, and how they can have a positive effect on the world: [18] --1990'sguy (talk) 15:35, 4 January 2020 (EST)

Interesting article on Trump's popularity in various countries in the world: [19] --1990'sguy (talk) 23:12, 9 January 2020 (EST)
The U.S. doesn't want Argentina to joint the OECD anymore, something that benefits Brazil's Bolsonaro: [20] --1990'sguy (talk) 22:44, 14 January 2020 (EST)

Issues related to globalism

Diplomats from other countries think Trump will adopt a more conservative/nationalist foreign policy agenda if he's re-elected: [21] --1990'sguy (talk) 00:36, 6 January 2020 (EST)

Trump proposed expanding NATO to the Middle East, which doesn't seem like a good idea: 1,2,3,4,5,6--1990'sguy (talk) 14:48, 9 January 2020 (EST)
The UK is considering also potentially withdrawing from the Iran deal: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7 --1990'sguy (talk) 21:00, 9 January 2020 (EST)
NATO upgraded a base in Albania for the former's operations: [22] --1990'sguy (talk) 17:24, 11 January 2020 (EST)

Venezuela

The U.S. is considering additional sanctions against Venezuela: 1,2 --1990'sguy (talk) 22:41, 6 January 2020 (EST)

The U.S. is still giving its support for Guaidó: [23] --1990'sguy (talk) 21:42, 7 January 2020 (EST)

China and Taiwan

This is only a sidenote in this article, but it states that Trump sold the first F-16s to Taiwan since the 1980s: [24] --1990'sguy (talk) 09:10, 10 January 2020 (EST)

The U.S. and China agreed to re-establish the Strategic Economic Dialogue, which existed during the Bush and Obama Administrations to discuss trade and economic issues twice a year before ending during the Trump Administration, though it might be renamed the Comprehensive Economic Dialogue: 1,2,3,4 --1990'sguy (talk) 16:48, 11 January 2020 (EST)
The U.S. threatened sanctions on China if it continues to purchase Iranian oil: [25] --1990'sguy (talk) 19:43, 12 January 2020 (EST)
China and Iran are trying to distract the U.S. from the Indo-Pacific region, where it should have the highest focus: [26] --1990'sguy (talk) 21:29, 14 January 2020 (EST)

UK and Brexit

The U.S. ambassador to the UK is encouraging the UK government to reach for a trade deal with the U.S.: [27] --1990'sguy (talk) 17:25, 11 January 2020 (EST)

Personnel

Interesting article on Trump's national security advisor, Robert O'Brien: [28] --1990'sguy (talk) 21:59, 11 January 2020 (EST)