Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Donald Trump’s first 100 days have badly damaged trust in America both economically and as an ally

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par Steve Dunne, PhD researcher, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick

As in life, trust matters in international politics. Vital for cooperation and reciprocation, trusting someone nevertheless leaves one vulnerable should they break faith and pursue self-serving goals. As US political scientist Andrew Kydd recognised, trust is the belief that someone “prefers mutual cooperation to exploiting and suckering others”.

Two versions of trust matter in international relations. Strategic trust, in the form of institutionalised agreements and organisations which provide certainty – as well…

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