PRESIDENT TRUMPS’ STRATEGY: CONTINUITY AND NEW APPROACHES by O. V. Prikhodko, P. Ye. Smirnov

“…After Donald Trump took office as President of the United States, Washington displays in many respects a new foreign policy philosophy, as well as non-conventional political practices. …”
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Systemic Crisis in the US-Turkish Relations Under the Presidency of D. Trump by A. A. Davydov

“…This happens because of the Turkish desire to diversify foreign relations and accumulation of contradictions between Washington and Ankara due to the divergence of their foreign policy strategies.The second part analyzes the contradictions in the American-Turkish relations under the presidency of Donald Trump on political, military and economic issues. …”
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Specifics of Foreign Assistance Allocation under the Trump Administration: From Inauguration to ‘Ukrainegate’ by V. I. Bartenev

“…This paper identifies and explains the most characteristic substantial and procedural features of the U.S. foreign assistance allocation under Donald Trump. The research covers a 3-year period from the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States to the Ukrainegate — the first scandal in the U.S. history provoqued by the submission of an anonymous whistleblower’s report pointing at the President’s illegal manipulation of the foreign aid resources to achieve personal political goals, which paved the way to his impeachment. …”
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The U.S. Assistance to the MENA Arab Countries under the Trump Administration: The Logic of a Diff erentiated Approach by V. I. Bartenev

“…Three of fi ve hypotheses proved wrong based on the aggregate data. First, the Trump administration did not cut assistance to the MENA more substantially than to other regions of the globe. …”
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Presidential Initiatives as a Tool to Manage U.S. Foreign Assistance Policies in the XXI Century: From George W. Bush Jr. to Joseph R. Biden by V. I. Bartenev

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U.S. – RUSSIA RELATIONS AND ARMS CONTROL: BREATING THE CLINCH by N. I. Bubnova

“…The article examines the new U.S. administration’s outlook on arms control, analyses the existing problems in this field and possible ways for their resolution, compares Donald Trump’s statements on military and political issues with the president’s first steps in this area, and offers forecasts and recommendations on the prospects for U.S.…”
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The Present and the Future of the Special Relationship: The Debate in the United States and the United Kingdom by A. O. Mamedova

“…Moreover, skepticism has been growing about the future of the Anglo-American Special Relationship (AASR) since the start of the Brexit talks after the 2016 EU membership referendum and the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, given his determination to review the principles underpinning U.S. cooperation with its European allies. …”
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Evolution of U.S. Policy Approaches to Ensuring Cybersecurity and Defense of Critical Information Infrastructure by M. V. Smekalova

“…The article examines the evolution of the U.S. conceptual approaches to information security (cybersecurity of the U.S. official documents) during the presidency of George Bush Jr. (during his tenure in office, the first National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace was accepted), Barack Obama and Donald Trump. …”
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