While Mr. Trump embraces some elements of realism — giving in to the strong and sacrificing the weak — his tariff wars and threats against peaceful neighbors could end up being as costly as the military adventurism of the previous liberal order.

 

Trump’s Foreign Policy May Be Crude, but It’s Realist

By Farah Stockman

Ms. Stockman is a member of the editorial board and the author of “American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears.”