More military spending, a more adversarial approach to free trade, and a more aggressive fight against ISIS seem likely in the near future. Trump’s inaugural address was a natural extension of his campaign speeches. First off, Trump’s biggest foreign-policy priority is trade. Along with China’s undercutting of U.S. labor-market costs, its theft of American intellectual property has been a central complaint of Trump’s. The NSA has the capability to cause serious damage to Chinese commercial interests that steal U.S. intellectual property.

Source: GNN Liberia January 20, 2017 23:19 UTC