Experts Analyze Trump's Governance Model

Specialists analyze a governance model that intensifies internal confrontation and redefines U.S. foreign policy. In the first year of Donald Trump's second term, the exercise of power in the United States has been characterized by strategies of internal pressure, international confrontation, and the constant generation of unresolved conflicts, configuring a political scene different from his first period in the White House. This was stated by Silvia Núñez García and Leonardo Curzio Gutiérrez, researchers at the Center for North American Studies (CISAN), during an academic analysis of the scope and consequences of the current U.S. government. Foreign Policy: Pressure, Strategic Interests, and Open Confrontation. Silvia Núñez García explained that one of the most visible examples of this way of exercising power is the conflict over Greenland, a territory that the U.S. president has indicated as necessary to guarantee the national and international security of the United States, particularly due to its strategic location in the Arctic. The researcher recalled that the United States has maintained a military presence in Greenland for decades, and the interest in this region is not exclusive to Washington, as Russia, China, and other global powers also view the Arctic as a key space for security and strategic resources. Nevertheless, she emphasized that American society has expressed opposition to this type of pressure, and clarified that although the context is not comparable to the purchase of Alaska, Donald Trump maintains a strategy of 'lighting fires without putting them out' as a mechanism for political and media positioning. The Arctic Scenario and Its Possible Political Outcomes. In turn, Leonardo Curzio Gutiérrez pointed out that the perception of the United States as an imperialist and extractive power can lead to significant internal disapproval, whose outcome could be observed in the electoral arena. According to the researcher, the political result will be defined in November, with two possible scenarios: a Democratic victory or a Trump government with a precarious legislative majority, which would force a rethinking of a different model of Arctic management and international relations. Concentration of Power and Breakdown of Internal Balances. During the round table 'Analysis and Perspectives at One Year of the Second Period of Donald Trump,' held in the 'Mónica Verea' Conference Room, accompanied by the director of CISAN, Juan Carlos Barrón Pastor; and researcher Oliver Santín Peña; Curzio Gutiérrez warned that the president's actions have favored a reconcentration of executive power, altering the traditional balances of the U.S. political system. The specialist, a doctor in Geography and History, detailed that while in his first term Trump signed 217 executive orders in four years, in 2025 alone he has issued 224, several with a direct impact on the bilateral relationship with Mexico. This intensive use of decrees, he explained, evidences a marginalization of the U.S. Congress, as well as a use of presidential power to pressure autonomous institutions, such as the Federal Reserve, and to harass political critics, including John Bolton. Eroded Diplomacy and Exercise of Power through Intimidation. In the international arena, Curzio Gutiérrez maintained that Donald Trump has contributed to the dismantling of the world trade system by breaking with the principle of predictability that governs economic and diplomatic relations. He added that arrogance replaces traditional diplomatic practices, and that the president has studied with precision the scope of his power, using humiliation as a political tool. Unlike his first term, he affirmed, Trump now presents himself as a more unsettling actor, with a strategy that recalibrates relations with his international partners and opts for submission rather than negotiation. Political Opposition, Social Resistance, and New Forms of Organization. From Silvia Núñez García's perspective, the 'political noise' generated by Trump pursues various objectives, including weakening his Democratic opponents, concentrating public attention, and repositioning himself within the national debate. The CISAN Social and Cultural Studies area researcher maintained that Donald Trump represents an advanced expression of the convergence of political and economic power, making the richest elites and their political aspirations visible in an unprecedented way for previous generations. The former director of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) headquarters in Los Angeles recalled the emergence of movements like 'Indivisible,' whose motto 'In America, we don’t do kings' reflects opposition to authoritarianism and new forms of social organization, mainly linked to the Democratic Party. These groups, she explained, avoid direct confrontation with Trumpism, opting for actions on social media, street mobilizations, donations, political re-education processes, and community dialogue, even in family and personal settings.