US presidential candidate Donald Trump.

US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s first important foreign policy speech on April 27 created a shock on the world political scene, making many US allies feel confused, according to

While most governments were cautious, avoiding public comments on Mr. Trump’s speech, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier frankly expressed his concerns about the billionaire’s statements.

`I just hope the US election campaign does not lack realistic awareness,` he said.

Former foreign minister and Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt said he felt Donald Trump’s speech was `distancing both from democratic allies and from democratic values`.

Put America first

Billionaire Trump often speaks spontaneously during public election campaigns, but this time, his foreign policy speech was prepared in writing in advance.

He promised to pursue `a standard, measured and appropriate foreign policy`, in contrast to the `lack of direction, recklessness and no clear goals` policies of President Barack Obama or

The speech did not propose shocking new policies like the statements he made about banning Muslims from entering the United States or building a barrier at the border with Mexico to prevent the flow of illegal migrants.

Things he emphasized in his speech, such as denying the terms of the nuclear agreement signed with Iran last year, calling for increased investment in missile defense systems in Europe or

Another focus that Mr. Trump mentioned is that allies of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should spend at least 2% of their economic value on defense.

However, his statements, especially the statement `putting America first`, still make many allied countries feel uneasy, especially those whose defense depends on support.

Former Korean deputy foreign minister Kim Sung-han, who currently teaches at Seoul University, said that Mr. Trump will be `the first American presidential candidate to follow isolationism, while all American presidents of the era

`If the US does not participate in issues that are considered a burden to its relationship with its allies, this is akin to abandoning its allies,` he commented.

Xenia Wickett, senior expert at the Chatham House think tank, UK, assessed that the speech shows the fact that `Mr. Trump will make America’s allies weaker instead of stronger than before.`

Trump `talks about allies being increasingly independent, but his words show that America will become unpredictable and allies need to mobilize on their own to protect themselves.`

Disaster

At the time the primary vote in the US had just begun, world leaders did not hesitate to publicly criticize Trump’s comments, but now, when the prospect of becoming a party representative running for president

The prospect of Donald Trump becoming president would be `a disaster for the US-European relationship`, said a senior Western official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

`Currently, we and the Obama administration generally have a mutual understanding. I don’t think we can understand Donald Trump. He is also not knowledgeable about the subtleties and complexities of policy

However, some policies that Mr. Trump proposed also received approval from international public opinion.

Ryszard Terlecki, head of the parliamentary group of Poland’s right-wing ruling party, said Mr. Trump also had the right idea when criticizing the Obama administration for moving away from plans to strengthen the missile defense system.

Israel once strongly opposed the nuclear agreement that the Obama administration signed with Iran, so Mr. Trump’s speech also received some response from this country.

`Mr. Trump wants an America that is decent, strong, loyal but not foolish. And he sees Israel as America’s most loyal ally,` said Boaz Bismuth, foreign affairs reporter from the Israel Hayom daily.

The Arab community agrees with Trump’s opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, but on the other hand, they do not hide their hatred for the tycoon because he once called for a ban.

According to Emirati political analyst Abdulkhaleq Abdullah, at this point, no speech is enough to regain Mr. Trump’s credibility.

Or as a Twitter user in Kuwait named Mohammed al-Ammar wrote, `Some things in Trump’s speech were actually accurate and reasonable but the problem is that he is Donald Trump.`

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