Abstract:

American exclusion is a story that has been understood in different contexts since the establishment of the United States. According to these different meanings, this narrative indicates the exceptional position of the United States, one of the mean dimensions is the size of the values that are considered to be the carrier of the United States. That is, it is expressed that having the values that are considered to be superior and the age of spreading these values throughout the world has made the United States exceptional. Donald Trump’s presidency has raised concerns about the future of the international order built under the leadership of the United States after the Second World War and therefore the liberal values that are the basis for this order. The signed concerns also discerning the American exclusion story because the values in question form one of their dimensions of meaning. This study evaluates the effects of the foreign policy actions of the Trump period on the American exclusion story.

Abstract:

American exceptionalism is a narrative to which has been given me-aning in different contexts since the foundation of United States of America. One of the meaning dimensions of that narrative, which points to the exceptional position of the USA in terms of these diffe-rent meanings, is the dimension of values assumed to be the carrier of the United States. In other words, It is stated that the fact that it posseses the values that are assumed to be superior and tries to spread these values around the world makes the USA exceptional. The presidency of Donald Trump has raised concerns about the future of USA-led internatonal order built after the Second World War, and hence the liberal values underlying it. These concerns make the “American exceptionalism narrative” unclear, as these values consti-tue one of the meaning dimensions of it. This study asseses the effects of the foreign policy actions of Trump period on the “American exceptionalism narrative”.

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