“America First! American People First! American Products First!”! With these bold promises, Trump has artfully won frustrated voters and made his path clear to retake Washington. Apart from the dramatic democratic recession in American society and the great leap forward of autocratic proclivities, Trump has artfully unearthed the weakened base of the Democratic Party, craftily played populistic cards in a divided nation, and knavishly beat back concerns of moral failing. Throughout his election campaign, he made some promises that would not only reshape and realign international politics but also impact almost every walk of many developed and developing countries. Pakistan is no exception at all.

In his first tenure from 2017 to 2021, he remained stuck to his so-called policy of ‘America First,’ which eventually compelled him to withdraw the USA from various international agreements, limit support and assistance to some key international organizations, launch a war against China, adopt an antagonistic approach towards allies, and the list is quite long.

Of his stated policies, even though he categorically emphasized the non-interventionist approach towards other countries, it would become an uphill battle for him as far as the Middle East case is........

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