All US presidents believe they can change the world – but Donald Trump’s sense of omnipotence far exceeds that of his predecessors.

Of course, things are not so good for the 47th US President. Trump may intimidate technology giants to comply with his halls, he can use his government powers to bend institutions such as Harvard University and the judiciary, but some leaders worldwide prove to be tougher … “nuts”.

Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to ignore him and “humiliate” him, defying US efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Russian media are now presenting Trump as the “hard” polygamy who is eventually receding and never taking action.

Trump also believed that he could make China succumbing to his wishes, causing Si Jing to a commercial “duel”. But he misinterpreted China’s political leadership. The only thing that an authoritarian leader in Beijing can ever do is to succumb to an American president. US officials are now frustrated that China did not comply with its commitments to decline the trade dispute between the two largest economies on the planet.

Something similar happened in his confrontation with the EU, as Trump was back in terms of tariffs. Financial Times commentator Robert Armstrong enraged the president by inventing the term “Taco Trade” – “Trump Always Chickens Out”.

Everyone also thought that Trump would have a very good relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu. In his first term in the White House, he had given the Israeli prime minister almost what he asked for. Nowadays, as he is trying to mediate to achieve peace in the Middle East, Trump finds that continuing war in Gaza is a matter of survival for Netanyahu’s political career – such as Ukraine for Putin.

In addition, Trump’s ambition to achieve a nuclear agreement with Iran contradicts Israel’s plans for a military blow to the nuclear reactors of the Islamic Republic, taking advantage of Tehran’s co -existence.

In other words, some powerful leaders set their own, national, priorities that move in a parallel universe, with completely different historical and substantive timetables, compared to short -term, mainly trading, ambitions by American presidents. Most are not moved by personal calls if they are not accompanied by rewards.

And after Trump’s efforts to humiliate Volodimir Zelenski and South African President Siril Ramafa in the Oval Office, the White House glamor is declining.

During months during his pre -election campaign last year, his “very good relations” with Putin or Si would magic the serious geopolitical and economic problems between the world forces – which may be unsolved.

He is not the first American president with such illusions. George Bush had stated that looking at Putin “saw his soul”. Barack Obama underestimated Russia as a descending regional force and called Putin “the bored child in the back desk”. But when that “bored child” annexed Crimea, things changed.

In general, the American presidents of the 21st century act as “people of fate”. Bush took over the presidency determined not to assume the role of a “world policeman” – but September 11th forced him to do just that. He started wars in Afghanistan and Iraq – which the US won but lost Peace. The failed attempt in his second tenure to democratize the Arab world remained on paper.

Obama tried to apologize for the “war on terrorism”, spoke to Cairo about “a new beginning” with the Muslim world and believed that his personality alone would act as a worldwide elixir.

Biden traveled around the world declaring that “America returned” after Trump’s expulsion from the White House. But four years later, partly because of his devastating decision to claim a second term, America – at least its internationalist version after World War II – lost its glamor again. And Trump came back.

Trump’s nationalist policy “First America” ​​is based on the perception that the United States has fallen “victim” for decades, ignoring the fact that these alliances and the formation of world capitalism have made them the strongest country in history. Now representing the powerful that everyone must obey, “waste” this heritage and “burns” the so -called “mild power” of the US – that is, the power of persuasion – with its war rhetoric.

Trump’s first four months in the Presidency, marked by duty threats, warnings of “expanding” in Canada and Greenland, and abolishing world humanitarian aid programs, show that the rest of the world has a say in what is happening. So far, China, Russia, Israel, Europe and Canada seem to have come to the conclusion that Trump is not as strong as he thinks, that if you ignore him he will not have consequences, or that his policies are required to stand up.