The was more decisive than most pollsters and pundits had predicted. Now the world waits to see whether the election of Donald Trump as president will prove as destabilizing as many American allies fear.
Trump secured victory Wednesday when he needed to win. In a victory speech before the official declaration, he vowed to 91裸聊视频減ut our country first91裸聊视频� and bring about a 91裸聊视频済olden age91裸聊视频� for America.
Trump91裸聊视频檚 first term saw him insult and alienate many of the United States91裸聊视频� longstanding allies. His return to the White House, four years after losing office to President Joe Biden, has huge consequences for everything from global trade to climate change to multiple crises and conflicts around the world.
Trump has pledged to ramp up a the United States91裸聊视频� growing economic and strategic rival. In the Middle East, Trump has pledged, without saying how, to end the . He has also vowed to end the within 24 hours of taking office 91裸聊视频� something Ukraine and its supporters fear would be on terms favorable to Moscow.
Here91裸聊视频檚 how leaders and others around the world are reacting:
NATO is nervous and Ukraine is anxious
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte congratulated Trump, saying, 91裸聊视频淚 look forward to working with him again to advance peace through strength through NATO91裸聊视频� in the face of 91裸聊视频渁 growing number of challenges globally,91裸聊视频� including 91裸聊视频渢he increasing alignment of China, Russia, North Korea and Iran.91裸聊视频�
Trump was a during his first term, accusing its other members of failing to pull their weight. Earlier this year he said the United States that don91裸聊视频檛 meet defense spending targets.
Rutte emphasized the positive, praising Trump for his work persuading member states to ramp up defense spending and saying NATO was now 91裸聊视频渟tronger, larger, and more united.91裸聊视频�
America91裸聊视频檚 allies are 91裸聊视频� belatedly, some say 91裸聊视频� grappling with what to do if they cannot depend on the U.S. for their defense.
91裸聊视频淭he existential concern for Europeans has been , what happens to Europe91裸聊视频檚 security, what happens to America91裸聊视频檚 commitment to NATO?91裸聊视频� said Leslie Vinjamuri, director of the U.S. and Americas program at the think tank Chatham House. 91裸聊视频淲ill America be there for Europe?91裸聊视频�
The U.S. is by far Kyiv91裸聊视频檚 biggest military backer as it battles Russian invasion, though the Biden administration to do even more. Zelenskyy, like Rutte, said he welcomed Trump91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频減eace through strength91裸聊视频� approach.
91裸聊视频淭his is exactly the principle that can practically bring just peace in Ukraine closer,91裸聊视频� Zelenskyy wrote on social media. 91裸聊视频淚 am hopeful that we will put it into action together. We look forward to an era of a strong United States of America under President Trump91裸聊视频檚 decisive leadership.91裸聊视频�
No congratulations were forthcoming from Moscow, where President Vladimir Putin91裸聊视频檚 spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, declared that Russia-U.S. relations were at the 91裸聊视频渓owest point in history.91裸聊视频�
European congratulations mask deep divisions
European leaders rushed to congratulate Trump even before his victory was officially declared 91裸聊视频� some more effusively than others.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called it a 91裸聊视频渉istoric election victory91裸聊视频� and said that 91裸聊视频渁s the closest of allies, the U.K. and U.S. will continue to work together to protect our shared values of freedom and democracy.91裸聊视频�
Like governments of U.S. allies around the world, has worked hard to forge ties with Trump and his team. Starmer had dinner with Trump at Trump Tower in September.
France91裸聊视频檚 centrist President Emmanuel Macron offered congratulations, 91裸聊视频渞espect and ambition.91裸聊视频� Social Democratic German Chancellor Olaf Scholz congratulated Trump and said he wanted continued close ties, even if 91裸聊视频渟urely many things will be different under a Donald Trump-led administration.91裸聊视频�
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, whose far right-led government is in some ways close to Trump politically, said Italy and the U.S. had a 91裸聊视频渟trategic bond, which I am sure we will now strengthen even more.91裸聊视频�
European leaders are keen to stress that the transatlantic relationship transcends individual politicians, but Trump91裸聊视频檚 protectionist economic leanings are causing concern. During his last term he slapped tariffs on European steel and aluminum, roiling the bloc91裸聊视频檚 economy.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stressed that the EU and the U.S. 91裸聊视频渁re bound by a true partnership between our people, uniting 800 million citizens. Let us work together on a transatlantic partnership that continues to deliver for our citizens.91裸聊视频�
Europe91裸聊视频檚 populist politicians, meanwhile, welcomed the victory of a politician they consider a kindred spirit.
91裸聊视频淭hey threatened him with prison, they took his property, they wanted to kill him 91裸聊视频� and he still won,91裸聊视频� said , who will hold for some 50 European leaders on Thursday.
A Middle East in turmoil awaits Trump91裸聊视频檚 moves
During his first term, Trump pushed to remake the Middle East by reconciling Israel and Saudi Arabia, and all eyes now are on how he intervenes in the region91裸聊视频檚 raging conflicts between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon 91裸聊视频� and the chief backer of the two militant groups, .
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Trump91裸聊视频檚 election win 91裸聊视频渉istory91裸聊视频檚 greatest comeback.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淵our historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America. This is a huge victory!91裸聊视频� he wrote on social media.
Trump and 91裸聊视频� a fellow conservative nationalist 91裸聊视频� had a tight relationship during the former president91裸聊视频檚 first term, but the ties soured when Netanyahu congratulated President Joe Biden on winning in 2020.
Netanyahu91裸聊视频檚 inner circle hopes Trump will allow Israel free rein against its enemies, but the president-elect is famously unpredictable, and the Israeli leader faces strong opposition at home. On Tuesday he , a surprise announcement that sparked protests across the country.
Hamas issued a terse statement saying, 91裸聊视频淥ur position on the new U.S. administration depends on its positions and practical behavior towards our Palestinian people, their legitimate rights and their just cause.91裸聊视频�
Washington is one of the key mediators of so-far unsuccessful Gaza cease-fire talks and has publicly accused Hamas of turning down several deals. Hamas has denied this, blaming Israel for demanding last-minute changes to the proposals.
The challenge of China still looms
There was no immediate reaction from the Chinese government to Trump91裸聊视频檚 victory, but analysts were pessimistic, citing the likelihood of and an intensifying confrontation over Taiwan.
91裸聊视频淚t is not all dark, but there are more challenges than opportunities,91裸聊视频� said Da Wei, director of the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University in Beijing. 91裸聊视频淲e are clear about the challenges. As for opportunities, we are yet to see them clearly.91裸聊视频�
Long-seething in the South China Sea are a fault line in the U.S.-China rivalry in Asia and likely will remain a major foreign policy concern for the next American president.
Phillips O91裸聊视频橞rien, professor of strategic studies at the University of St. Andrews, said Washington91裸聊视频檚 allies in the Indo-Pacific, including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and even Australia, 91裸聊视频渃an no longer look for the U.S.A. to be a reliable partner in defense.91裸聊视频�
U.S. allies in Asia, apprehensive about China91裸聊视频檚 growing clout, clamored for Trump91裸聊视频檚 attention in congratulatory messages.
91裸聊视频淚 hope to closely cooperate with President-elect Trump to further elevate Japan-U.S. alliance and relations to even higher levels,91裸聊视频� Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told reporters, saying he hoped to speak to the president-elect soon.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol wrote on X: 91裸聊视频淯nder your strong leadership, the future of the ROK-U.S. alliance and America will shine brighter,91裸聊视频� using the initials of South Korea91裸聊视频檚 formal name, the Republic of Korea.
Tensions between the Koreas are at their highest point in years as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has repeatedly flaunted his expanding nuclear weapons and missile programs, while providing Russia with munitions and troops to support its war in Ukraine.
