Is President Trump changing the rules-based world order?
Summary
NPR’s Consider This examines the erosion of the U.S.-led, rules-based global order, featuring Mark Leonard, director of the European Council on Foreign Relations. Leonard argues that President Trump has accelerated this decline by undermining institutions like NATO and the UN, reflecting a broader shift in American politics away from global leadership. He advises world leaders to prepare for unpredictability by diversifying relationships and strengthening domestic security in health, food, and cyber sectors.
Topics discussed
Introduction: Trump's criticism of NATO and the UN
Sponsor messages: Rinse and Jerry
The fading U.S.-led rules-based world order
Defining the post-Cold War rules-based order
Trump as an accelerant of institutional erosion
Shifting American culture and domestic priorities
National security vs. global order and interdependence
Advice for leaders: Flexibility and broad security
Credits and final sponsor messages
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