Leaders of globalist organizations all across the globe and even within the United Nations are in complete and total panic mode after Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election as it means they will have to recalibrate their plans for a new world order. Trump, a clear anti-globalist which is evident from his first term in office, will implement policies that will have a direct impact on the international relations with many of the concerned individuals and could result in a shift the whole world over away from centralized global governance. We can only hope, right?
When Trump was in office the first time, there were major cutbacks in funding and support for the U.N. A prime example comes from 2018, when Trump’s administration pulled $25 million in funding and targeted programs like the U.N. Human Rights Council over its clearly biased policies. A report from Prophecy News Watch has revealed that there is growing concern from within the U.N. about Trump returning to the White House as he will likely reduce funding they depend on.
Currently, American taxpayers contribute approximately a third of the U.N. budget, footing $18.1 billion in 2022–an increase from the $11.6 billion paid in 2020 under President Biden. Comparatively, Germany, one of the next highest contributors, pays around $6.8 billion, while Japan contributes roughly $2.7 billion. Many conservatives argue that the U.N., designed in 1945 with noble aspirations to prevent world wars, has since evolved into an overly bureaucratic entity prone to inefficiency and globalist ideals. U.S. conservatives are particularly wary of the U.N.’s influence in American policy-making, seeing it as a potential threat to national sovereignty.
They argue that Trump’s expected pressure on the U.N. to demonstrate “accountability, efficiency, and effectiveness” is long overdue. Hugh Dugan, a U.N. delegate under Trump, claims that the organization has been “sleepwalking” through the past few years, sidestepping accountability with limited U.S. scrutiny. The response from international leaders extends beyond the U.N. Figures like the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Yuval Harari have expressed outright apprehension. In an interview just before the 2024 election, Harari called Trump’s victory a “death blow” to the new global order. He warned that Trump’s nationalism poses an existential threat to globalism and claimed that leaders pushing for nationalism often present a “false dichotomy” between patriotism and global cooperation. Harari’s remarks underscore the ideological divide between globalist visions and the wave of nationalism sweeping across many Western countries.
One of the leading voices for “global governance,” is the WEF, which has always faced serious skepticism — rightfully so — especially among conservatives in the U.S., who look at the overall goals of the organization to be set in opposition to the values of American independence. Many folks within the conservative movement are of the belief that a second term for Trump can and very well might deliver a massive blow to the organization due to his “America first” agenda.
“Concerns are mounting within NATO as well. European allies, particularly in France and Germany, worry about the future of the alliance should Trump re-evaluate American commitments to the organization. During his first term, Trump emphasized that NATO member states must contribute more to their own defense budgets, chastising European nations for relying too heavily on American military spending. This led to fears that Trump’s re-election could leave NATO paralyzed, especially as few European countries have increased defense spending to Trump’s suggested levels,” the report went on to say.
“According to the Wall Street Journal, the potential withdrawal of U.S. backing for “delinquent” NATO members could force European nations to reconsider their own defense strategies. Bruno Tertrais, deputy director of France’s Foundation for Strategic Research, warned that “absent U.S. leadership, NATO could be paralyzed.” A European Union that is less dependent on U.S. military support could lead to greater autonomy–but also opens up the continent to geopolitical pressures from an increasingly assertive China and Russia, both of whom might see NATO’s weakening as an opportunity,” it continued.
One major concern of the U.N. is that the Trump approach could lead to China becoming a more centralized, dominant figure within international affairs. “Some analysts point to China’s investments in Africa and Asia, where it has expanded its Belt and Road Initiative as part of a strategic move to establish dominance across multiple continents. By withdrawing support from the U.N., the U.S. may inadvertently grant China a larger voice on the global stage–a risk that Trump supporters believe can be managed by fostering stronger bilateral alliances rather than relying on multilateral institutions.”
Similar threats could come out of Russia as well.
Trump’s re-election could symbolize a wider battle between nationalism and globalism, a trend that has found supporters in other leaders such as Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, Poland’s Mateusz Morawiecki, and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni. These leaders have embraced policies that put their nations’ interests above transnational organizations, often clashing with European Union leadership over immigration, economic, and security policies. For many in Trump’s conservative base, this trend is a beacon of hope that national sovereignty can prevail over globalist policies that may dilute local customs, laws, and identities.
One of the benefits of the “America first” agenda of the president-elect is that it could end up inspiring other nations around the world to ditch multinational thinking and agreements and a resistance to the idea of global governance with a new focus on putting the interests of their own country first. Let’s hope that’s the case.
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