How Trump has already changed the world

Donald Trump may have just been sworn in as the 47th president, but the impact of his second term is already being felt around the world.

From Jerusalem to Kiev, London to Ottawa, his election victory and expectations for Trump’s new policies changed the calculations of world leaders and had some far-reaching consequences.

Ahead of the transfer of power in Washington, our correspondents dissected these changes in the region.

Written by International Editor Jeremy Bowen

Donald Trump has been influencing the Middle East even before he took his place in the Oval Office to begin his second term as president.

He said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was working with ultranationalist coalition partners to avoid accepting a cease-fire deal that Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden, put on the negotiating table last May. I stopped using the procrastination tactics I used before.

US pressure on Hamas and other Palestinian groups is understandable. Under the Biden administration, pressure on Israel was a lever that was never pulled. President Trump begins his second term in office by praising, with reasonable justification, his accomplishments in overcoming the cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip. He can bask in the glory.

Written by Laura Kuenssberg, Presenter, Sunday, Laura Kuenssberg

Trump and his team have a different, more prepared, and perhaps more aggressive agenda this time around, but his joy in keeping the world guessing appears undiminished. It is this uncertainty attached to the Trump presidency that the British political establishment in Whitehall and Westminster finds so shocking.

How can Britain prepare for what we don’t yet know?

A small group of senior ministers is continuing the effort.

A series of secret “mini-ministerial” meetings between Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Foreign Secretary David Lamy and Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds are said to be “trying to plan for what could happen”. One source.

One insider said he was not very prepared for multiple specific scenarios because trying to guess Trump’s next move would “drive me crazy.” However, another source said various documents were being prepared for presentation to the entire cabinet.

I’m hearing the focus is on “looking for opportunities” rather than panicking about whether President Trump will follow through with outlandish statements like annexing Canada.

Orla Guerin Senior International Correspondent

Mr. Trump’s return to the White House means a new reality for Ukraine: the new U.S. president wants a peace deal, not a skyrocketing U.S. military aid bill.

That much is clear. It’s unclear how he plans to get there.

His initial boast that he could end the war in a day was revised by the new Russia-Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg. Lt. Gen. Kellogg (retired) said he hoped to “resolve” the issue within 100 days.

If President Trump is able to bring both sides into negotiations, Ukraine will not come to the table in a favorable position. Moscow currently controls one-fifth of Ukraine’s territory, including Crimea, which it annexed in 2014.

Many here are concerned that President Trump will push for a settlement on Russia’s terms.

President Zelenskiy has indicated he is open to some compromise. Three years after the Russian invasion, he has little choice.

But President Putin has been winning victories on the battlefield, albeit slowly but with huge losses, and may have no intention of stopping anytime soon.

Jessica Murphy, Canadian Digital Editor

The political instability in Ottawa comes as Canada faces a number of challenges, including President Trump’s pledge to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods.

Until recently, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seemed determined to remain in office, citing his desire to take on his ideological opponent Pierre Poièvre at the polls.

However, the final straw came in mid-December when former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Trudeau’s key lieutenant, abruptly resigned due to the perception that she did not take President Trump’s threats seriously. It became.

Members of Prime Minister Trudeau’s own party have begun to make it clear publicly that they no longer support his leadership.

And then the last domino fell. Prime Minister Trudeau announced his resignation as prime minister earlier this month.

Suranjana Tewari, Business Reporter, Singapore

China’s economy recovered in the last three months of last year, allowing the government to meet its 5% growth target in 2024, the Chinese government said on Friday.

But the growth rate is one of the slowest in decades as the world’s second-largest economy struggles to overcome a protracted real estate crisis, high local government debt and youth unemployment. are.

The country’s statistics chief said China’s economic performance in 2024 was “hard-won” after the government rolled out a number of stimulus measures late last year.

The Chinese government has rarely met its growth targets in the past.

Experts had roughly predicted this growth rate. The World Bank said China could achieve annual growth of 4.9% due to lower borrowing costs and increased exports.

But investors are braced for the looming threat of additional tariffs on $500bn (£409bn) worth of Chinese goods from President-elect Donald Trump.

But that’s not the only thing holding back China from meeting next year’s growth goals.