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Introduction  The America First agenda of the Second Trump administration has reverberated in International Affairs, exemplified by the announcement of the high tariffs on other nations through the America First Trade Policy on January 20th, 2025. On the contrary, less attention is paid to how this America First agenda has implications for US maritime power, known globally, centred on its naval power as an essential component of the enduring nature of US Superpower status sin

Photo Credit: US Coast Guard Introduction   In 2020, the Shiprider Agreement faced scrutiny when the US Coast Guard detained the crew of...

Photo Credit: Council on Foreign Relations Introduction When leaders of the now 70-year-old alliance met in the White House on April 26...