HAS LIBERAL INTERNATIONALISM BEEN TRUMPED?

Liberal Internationalism: 1945–2016. The election of Donald Trump to the US presidency may mean that liberal internationalism, already on life support, has finally met its maker. The liberal order had a good run. Nearly a decade ago, drawing on the work of political scientist Eugene Wittkopf, we argued that the animating ideas of liberal internationalism included a mix of cooperative tools (such as support for foreign aid and free trade) and coercive instruments (such as defense spending and the willingness to use force).¹ After examining party platforms, key congressional votes, and State of the Union addresses, we concluded that