What are you thinking, Mr Trump – the president of the USA ?: Stephen Biegun, Vice President of Ford stated at  Lennart  Meri conference in Tallinn, May 12th-14th 2017 that Donald Trump speaks of American foreign policy in blunt, zero-sum terms. He questioned if  US foreign policy can succeed based on the thinking outlined in The Art of the Deal? How far does rhetoric match reality, and what role do the leading figures in the Administration have in implementing, or constraining, Mr Trump’s thinking? What would a purely transactional approach mean for Europe, as an American ally—and competitor?

Krishan Chand