Pierre Vimont, a former French ambassador to the EU and the US, believes that Donald Trump is accelerating the deconstruction of the post-World War II international order. He argues that Trump’s foreign policy is uncertain and unpredictable, lacking strategic thinking. Trump views foreign counterparts as interlocutors for potential “deals” rather than allies or adversaries, and he doesn’t prioritize the transformation of the world order or multilateralism.
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Vimont contrasts Trump with Vladimir Putin, who aims to dismantle the existing world order but doesn’t seem interested in rebuilding it. He also distinguishes Putin from Xi Jinping’s China, which seeks to reform the international order to align with its national interests. Vimont notes that both Beijing and Moscow share the rhetoric of many Global South countries who feel their interests have been ignored by the West and are demanding reforms of international institutions.
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