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Populism, domestic politics and US foreign policy under Trump 2.0

Foreign Policy
International Relations
USA
P558
Gorm Rye Olsen
Roskilde University
Gorm Rye Olsen
Roskilde University

Building: Faculty of International and Political Studies, Floor: 1, Room: 145

Friday 09:00 - 10:45 CEST (11/09/2026)

Abstract

This panel examines the relationship between populism, domestic political dynamics, and US foreign policy under Donald Trump’s second presidency. The papers explore domestic opposition to Trump’s transatlantic policy, comparisons between MAGA and fascism, and the influence of MAGA narratives on the direction of Republican foreign policy. They also consider patterns of isolationism and continuity across different periods of US foreign policy, alongside the expanding role of deterrence in contemporary US policy discourse. Together, the papers assess how domestic political pressures and populist ideas are shaping the direction and rhetoric of American foreign policy under Trump 2.0.

Title Details
Title: From Shield to Sword: The Expanding Discourse of Deterrence in U.S. Policy (2024–2025) View Paper Details
The Shifting Contours of Republican Foreign Policy: An Analysis of MAGA Narratives in the Second Trump Term View Paper Details
Isolationism, Turbulence, and Continuity: An Episode-Based Analysis of Interwar and Post-Cold War U.S. Administrations View Paper Details
The MAGAism-Fascism Comparison and Trump’s Foreign Policy – From Hubris to Nemesis? View Paper Details
America Against Itself? Internal Domestic Opposition and Trump’s Transatlantic Policy View Paper Details