

I don’t think it’s positive for peace. The pax-Americana has been one of the most peaceful times in all of history. Without them we are likely to go back to big countries picking on small countries again and other small regional conflicts as there is no recourse for doing so.
I think it’s the exact opposite, he’s tearing down all the sources of soft power and goodwill that this peace was based on. He’s going back to the merchantilist and imperialist “every man for himself” strategies of the 1800s.