--- description: Donald Trump's victory shocked the U.S.—and the world. Now TIME foreign affairs columnist Ian Bremmer presents a world under Trump title: A Guide to Foreign Policy Under President Donald Trump image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Foreign Policy](/tag/foreign-policy/) ## Foreign Policy Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # What Will the World Look Like Under President Trump? ## Video: This Video Is No Longer Available [Watch (HLS stream): This Video Is No Longer Available](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8) (0:10)  _Published 2026-06-23. It's going to different_  by [Ian Bremmer](/author/ian-bremmer/)  ## Ian Bremmer Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 16, 2016 9:59 PM CUT  by [Ian Bremmer](/author/ian-bremmer/)  ## Ian Bremmer Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 16, 2016 9:59 PM CUT It was unthinkable [until it happened](http://time.com/4572858/tom-hanks-post-election-reassurance/ "undefined"). On January 20, Donald J. Trump will take over as [President of the United States](http://time.com/4570124/donald-trump-privacy/ "undefined"). The impact of his coming presidency is just being felt in the U.S.—but the rest of the world will [need to adjust](http://time.com/4564673/president-donald-trump-foreign-policy/ "undefined") to a President Trump as well. That won’t be easy—Trump campaigned on overturning some of the most basic assumptions about U.S. foreign policy, from the importance of [multilateral alliances like NATO](http://time.com/4569578/donald-trump-nato-alliance-europe-afghanistan/ "undefined") to the importance of keeping a strong front against a resurgent Russia. So what will it be be like? What should the friends and enemies of the U.S. expect? In this video, TIME foreign affairs columnist Ian Bremmer offers a guide to a world change—Trump’s America in the world. It won’t be like you expect. **Read More:** [**Can NATO Survive a Trump Presidency?**](http://time.com/4569578/donald-trump-nato-alliance-europe-afghanistan/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4574031/president-donald-trump-foreign-policy-guide/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4574031/president-donald-trump-foreign-policy-guide/"},"headline":"What Will the World Look Like Under President Trump?","datePublished":"2016-11-16T21:59:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:59.766Z","description":"It's going to different","url":"https://time.com/4574031/president-donald-trump-foreign-policy-guide/","keywords":["Foreign Policy","Donald Trump","President Donald Trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ian Bremmer","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/ian-bremmer/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/foreign-policy/","name":"Foreign Policy"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4574031/president-donald-trump-foreign-policy-guide/","name":"What Will the World Look Like Under President Trump?"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"It's going to different","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4574031/president-donald-trump-foreign-policy-guide/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4574031/president-donald-trump-foreign-policy-guide/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```