The international community begins to get used to Trump - Media.

Donald Trump has returned to the White House, but this Time the world is more calmly accepting his second term. Over the last eight years, the world's expectations from America have changed, and the world has become more 'Trumpian'. In particular, European leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte have started communicating with Trump ahead of his inauguration. Most expect Trump to support peace efforts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

Now foreign leaders are being more cautious about Trump's second presidency, as they have seen what works and what does not. Leaders of NATO member countries who clashed with Trump after 2017 have rarely succeeded: Merkel almost lost a third of the American military contingent. Meanwhile, Japan and Poland, which achieved better results, supported Trump and his political and geopolitical agenda.

The difference is that this time the changes are not as surprising. In 2016, many leaders found it hard to believe that America, which has always defended the liberal order, elected a president who is hostile to it. Now, they are likely seeing Trump’s return as part of a shift where the U.S. takes on less responsibility for the global order and becomes more transactional in its relations with the world, Brands adds.

Most importantly, the world is less horrified by Trump because he has become more like them. The ideas that Trump brought to power, such as hostility to migration and globalization, an emphasis on national identity and sovereignty, are reviving political debates and destabilizing many continents, Brands sums up.