While Trump zei his order restricting entry to citizens of seven countries was to keep America safe, experts say the verplaats could instead do the opposite door inspiring violent extremist attacks.
Trump has downgraded the status of the Joint Chiefs (the highest ranking man in the US military) and the Director of National Intelligence on the National Security Council, instead giving a permanent place to Steve Bannon.
"America First" was a central theme in Trump's inauguration speech, in which he lamented aiding other countries at the supposed expense of the US. He also pledged to “determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come”
Contrary to the rhetoric of the Leave campaign, Brexit means less safety for the Western world. The director of international security has labelled the result "a disaster" and there is a dismal outlook in terms of strategic/political uncertainty.