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Tariffs, Takeovers, and Transactional Peace: Trumpism, Global Disorder, and the Search for a Geo-Moral Anchor

Author(s) Mr. Rajeev Chaudhry
Country India
Abstract The resurgence of economic nationalism, coercive diplomacy, and selective multilateralism under Trumpism has accelerated the erosion of the post–Second World War international order. Through punitive tariffs, transactional security arrangements, regime-change rhetoric, and proposals for parallel governance mechanisms such as a “Board of Peace,” Trumpism redefines leadership as leverage and peace as conditional exchange. While presented as a corrective to institutional inertia and strategic overstretch, this approach has intensified uncertainty, weakened normative constraints, and encouraged strategic hedging across regions.
This article argues that Trumpism represents not merely a policy departure but a doctrinal shift toward power detached from responsibility, generating systemic disorder rather than stability. The resulting fragmentation has reduced confidence in multilateral institutions, normalised coercive statecraft, and exposed the strategic limits of transactional approaches—even for the United States itself.
Against this backdrop, the article examines India’s emerging role as a potential stabilising actor in a disrupted system. Without aspiring to hegemony or ideological leadership, India’s emphasis on strategic autonomy, sovereignty, and development-oriented multilateralism positions it to help stabilise expectations across competing blocs and contribute to a more balanced global equilibrium.
Keywords Keywords: Trumpism; Global Order; Transactional Diplomacy; Economic Nationalism; Geo-Moral Power; India’s Foreign Policy; Middle Powers; Multilateralism; Strategic Autonomy
Field Sociology > Politics
Published In Volume 7, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-02-05
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