WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — From trade to terrorism, the new US administration will seek out bilateral cooperation and agreements, with the focus of ensuring the best outcome for the United States, the report predicted.
"While the focus in rejecting TPP [Trans-Pacific Partnership] — and talk of perhaps renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) — was on economics, the geopolitical implications of multilateral trade deals and organizations go far beyond financial concerns," the report stated.
The Soufan report concluded that Trump’s criticism of trade agreements echoes a broader suspicion of multilateral and multinational organizations as cumbersome and often ineffective in dealing with international crises.
During the presidential campaign, Trump called NATO ineffective, criticized the United Nations and praised the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union.
