BY MARK LONGYEN
Donald Trump, was inaugurated on Monday for the second time as the President of the United States of America, thus becoming the 47th president of the country.
Trump, of the Republican Party, was first elected as the 45th U.S. President in 2016 but lost his second term bid to immediate past President Joe Biden of the Democratic Party in 2020.
Analysts are of the view that Trump’s re-election, and the Republican Party’s return to power four years later, are coming with deep apprehension and could birth far-reaching impact on U.S. foreign policy, international relations, global economy, trade, and security.
They say Trump’s prompt, audacious, controversial cabinet picks are indicative of a paradigm shift amid an imminent intriguing exercise of global political power in the U.S., and its inevitable global fallouts.
The world is perhaps on the cusp of witnessing a U.S. foreign policy roller coaster, characterised by a terrifying ‘global deep state, and new world order.’ It is a frightening scenario whereby it appears media moguls and industrial tech billionaire titans, transcending traditional boundaries of information and financial influence would be holding the world by the jugular.
The ‘deep state’ claim presupposes the existence of a secret network of powerful individuals and groups within government, intelligence agencies, and other institutions, who control and manipulate a nation’s policies and decisions for their own ends.
The ‘new world order’ conspiracy theory presupposes the existence of a group of powerful individuals and organisations working to create a ‘one-world government’ that would control all aspects of life, eliminating national sovereignty, and individual freedoms.
It is noteworthy that the world’s richest man and tech titan, Elon Musk; Facebook icon, Mark Zuckerberg; Amazon chief, Jeff Bezos; and Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, all had prime seats in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol alongside Trump’s family and cabinet members during his inauguration on Monday.
The global deep state and new world order, therefore, presuppose an ambitious agenda that extends beyond traditional U.S. borders and envisions a world, where the U.S. expands its spheres of influence through aggressive manoeuvres and holds the world in an agonising vice grip.
This is, perhaps, best exemplified by Trump’s inordinate ambition to acquire Greenland from Denmark; assimilate Canada as the 51st U.S. state; and assert control over strategic assets like the Panama Canal and the Gulf of Mexico, which it proposes to rename the Gulf of America.
This brazen display of imperialistic ambition, to be propelled perhaps by the use of military force, is already generating diplomatic goose pimples within the international community, raising serious concerns over the sovereignty of nations and the efficacy of multilateral institutions like the UN.
Trump’s re-election, no doubt, signifies the convergence of power and influence that is unprecedented in recent history, and casts a long shadow over established norms of governance and international relations.
He is set to sign no fewer than 200 executive orders, engage in strategic alliances with high-level financial and industrial entities, and collaborate with like-minded right-wing governments globally to reshape the global geopolitical landscape, perhaps, in the deep state’s interest.
The deep state epoch, observers note, draws parallels to historical precedents, such as the military-industrial complex (MIC), which in the past profited from perpetual warfare around the world.
It now finds resonance in the emerging Tech-Industrial Complex (TIC) led by figures like Musk and President Trump.
Trump’s promotion of cryptocurrency, which he earlier stood against, poses a direct existential challenge to national currencies and economic autonomy, that may further destabilise the existing global financial order.
Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and traditional media outlets like the Washington Post, LA Times, Fox News, etc, are probably being harnessed to craft a narrative that is conducive to the new global agenda.
Jonathan Ishaku, a renowned journalist and analyst, for instance, likens the situation to a war scenario in which truth is the first casualty in a world where war is a metaphor for the challenges facing democracy.
“In war, truth is the first casualty,” he said, quoting Ancient Greek dramatist and tragedian, Aeschylus (525- 455 BC).
“The pervasive influence of these powerful actors extends to the realm of media and technology.
“By blurring the lines between fact and fiction, truth and propaganda, these entities propagate a distorted reality that serves the interests of the ruling elite, while silencing dissent and critical inquiry.
“We are set to delve into an intricate web of political intrigue and global machinations, with the emergence of a new world order orchestrated by a clandestine network of the global deep state,” he said
