It’s tempting to blame Trump for all the world’s problems. Here’s why we shouldn’t

May 30, 2025

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As economies around the world are levelling the blame on Trump administration for the collapse of the postwar international order, is the blame theory justified? In this commentary published in Toronto Star, Raquel Garbers explores why the new emerging world order is not the result of US alone but more so because the world has changed.

"If the world were a simple place and hostile states not on the rise, this “blame Trump” theory of international politics might be harmless. But we have entered a harsh new era, one all too reminiscent of the late 1930s, and navigating the challenges …

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