trump administration Flashcards
trump’s foreign policy
a harsh and racist migrant policy
trump’s USA stilla world policeman?
A political legacy
a flip-flopping leader
the new president is raising questions about the foreign policy of the USA
about its external purposes
its internal cohesion
its chances of succes
Harsh and racsit migrant policy
- 01/17: “muslim ban”: restricts admission into the US from 7 countries
- 09/17: announced he would scrap the DACA program
- 08/17: Charlottesville events: backed the supremacists
the will to ephasize its military might
the brinkmanship policy with NK
wants to preserve its nucelar monopole
trump followed his forebears
- campaign slogan: “Maje America great Again” : ripped the slogan of RR offf
- he embraces the pre-WWII slogan “America First”
Trump’s watchword is
protectionism
security : increase in the annuel military budget : +9%
A flip-flopping leader
- unmanageable
- rash: he does not thinf twice before talking
Trump’es economic policy
- portectionist trad policiy
- also try to attract investors
- Fierce competition
- Grand success of the beginning trump era
- more moderatted trade policy than expected
protectionist trade policy
- Withdrawal of the TPP
- prepare a walk away from NAFTA
- Hiking tariffs borders
protectionism can have
siren-like appeal because of its potential to provide short-term benefits
in the long terme = destructive
American companies benefit from trade deals: making trillions of dollars selling their own porducts oversees
- restrict access to foreign goods
- undercut the ability of firms to sell their goods to world(s consumers
also try to attract investors
tax reforms
de-regulations plans
–> make the US a more business-friendly economy
fierce competition
the seertiveness of competitors jeopardizes the economy
competition with
China
Europe
China
- threatens China to impose tax on solar panels and washing machine
- tariffs on Chinese consumer electronics, as punishment for theft of American intellectual property
Europe
- E is trying to fight back against DT’s tax reforms
Success of the beginning trum era (1year)
- economic growth 3%
- rising of blue-collar wages
trump’s environmental policy
- Complete overhaul of Obama environmental policiy
- Environment seems to be a second priority
complete overhaul of Obama environmental policy
- 10/17: step backwards in termes of O’s Clean Power Pllan
- 06/17: trump pulled out the USA of the Paris climate agreement
- 12/17: Trump scaled back 2 national monuments in Uah
- 03/17: approved the ocnstruction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline
Environment seems to be a 2nd priority
- the EPA’s budget has been widely shrunk: has cut the EPA budget by over 30%
enchaîner les erreurs
to make a wrong move after another
faire valoir
to emphasize
puissance militaire
military might
politique de la corde raide
a brinkmanshi policy
who organized the CV rally
Jason Kessler
avowed aim
to reunite the right
it was a connection of far right group
Alt-right Klansmen Neo Nazis hat groups white supremacist + Neo confederates
fanatique
bigot
the president of Confederacy
has a statue in front of the Seat of Congress in WDC
Confederacy
1861-1865
they marched on
Virginia University because it is the preserve of liberal people
–> declare a cultural war
chasse gardée
preserve
hidden, underlying goal
show that a lot of people could stand up for white people
White matter as well
theyr are afraid of
being replaced by ethnic minorities
By 2050
white people will account for less than 50% = outnumbered
présage
signe avant coureur
harbinger
according to them mass immigration and the empowerment of ethnic minorities
harbinger of their civilization’s end
they are the victim of ethnic cleansing
the act of violence claimed
1 death
left 19 people injured
DT’s reaction
he failed the simplest of all political teste
he failed the acid teste that shows how credible, reliable a politician can be
this rally shows
there is still a long way to go before America becomes a colour-blind society
race relations have always been strained
déclarations à l’emporte pièce
prétexte
soundbites
hypocrite
mealy-mouthed
tourner autour du pot
tergiverser
beat around the bush
prevaricate equivocate
viriginia
open carry state
DT was
very reluctant to condemn Nazis
he didn’t do it on his own initiative
he is reported to have been coaxed into condemning far-right violence
–> he did a Uturn
convaincre
coax
letftist
anti-racist
Antifa
DT is
unpredicatable unmanageable
self-centred
self-congratulatory
outspoken
racial violence
part of american culture
deeply rooted in the America psyche
end of segregation
1965
criminalization of young black men
there are more blacks inmate on death ro
racial profiling
driving while black
CV was
the largest white-supremacist gathering in more than 40 years
–> backward step
avoir le sens des affaires
to have business acumen
DT is good at
dog whistling, he uses a lot of coded message
volte face
Uturn
flip flopping
The Clean Power Plan
aimed at reducing CO2 emission by 20% by 2030 = milestone event
trump
climate sceptic
canular
hoax
coal in ND
second biggest electric source
North Dakote
climate sceptics
they have no choice but to make the coal industry and the renewable energy coexist bevause Americans are demanding cleaner energy
ND
are currently working on a prototype
developing a Coal fire plan that will reuse the carbon emission
climate believers
Democratic states NY
NY states
tries hard ot fight against carbon pollution
already porduce 25% of its energy from renawable
the initial goal
to reach 50% but the update goal is to reach 100% of its energy from renawable
Andrew Cuomo wants
this State to become a sustainable state
the renewable ernergy find difficult to stay
recently, ernegy pices have dropped
