Ian Bremmer says world has passed 'peak Trump' in terms of global disruption

Ian Bremmer, the political scientist, author, and founder and president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, has said he believes the world has already passed "peak Trump" in terms of the disruption caused by the US president on the global stage.

Speaking with France 24 host Francois Picard, Bremmer suggested the United States may now be entering what he described as the autumn of the "Donroe Doctrine," a term referencing an isolationist, "America First" approach in which President Donald Trump aims for a return to a form of American "greatness" reminiscent of the Gilded Age.

Bremmer's remarks touch on questions of how the Trump administration's approach to foreign policy is likely to evolve over the remainder of its term, and whether the intensity of the disruption it has caused to established international norms and alliances has already reached its peak.

The interview raises the broader question of whether the direction the administration has taken matches the expectations of the voters who elected Trump, with Bremmer's comments framed around whether this is "the America voters had envisioned."

Eurasia Group, the political risk consultancy Bremmer founded, is widely followed for its analysis of how geopolitical developments affect global markets and international relations, lending weight to his assessments of shifts in US foreign policy posture.

Bremmer's characterisation of the "MAGA era" as entering an "autumn" phase suggests an assessment that the most disruptive period of the administration's approach to global affairs may already be behind it, though he did not elaborate on what specific developments might follow.

The interview forms part of France 24's continuing coverage of debates over the direction and impact of the Trump administration's approach to international relations and its implications for the global order.