Trump’s Realism and Transactional Leadership
Broadly, Trump operates primarily as a realist, aligning with the tradition of Thucydides, Sun Tzu, and Machiavelli.
Russia and China are, by and large, realist actors—as is the United States today.
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Development for one may not be development for another.
A normative stance emphasizes context-dependent understanding and subjective interpretation.
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There are usually three dominant perspectives:
1. Economy-Society Transformation (emphasized by governments and capitalist institutions).
2. Poverty-Marginalization Alleviation (heavily reflected in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals).
3. Ideas-Concepts in Power Relationships (treats development as a neutral concept that captures and explains power structures and dynamics).
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Politics (Government) engaging the Economy & People, and vice versa
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