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Threatening Friends and Courting Enemies in Trump’s ‘Upside-Down World’

Threatening Friends and Courting Enemies in Trump’s ‘Upside-Down World’
New York Times Tuesday 18 August 2026, 23:06 UTC By Peter Baker 1 min read
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President Trump’s attack-thy-friends, revere-thy-enemies approach has become the norm in U.S. foreign policy.

President Trump’s attack-thy-friends, revere-thy-enemies approach has become the norm in U.S. foreign policy.
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