On January 20, 2025, Donald John Trump would be inaugurated as the 47^th president of the United States in a ceremony expected to see world leaders from every continent.

The Office of the President of the United States is arguably the toughest job on earth, as whoever holds the office is expected to play a key role in global affairs through the instrument of the United States foreign policy.

Trump returns to the White House at a period when the world is on the brink of World War 3, as the Russia vs. Ukraine war has seen President Vladimir Putin form a strong alliance with global nuclear power North Korea; Israel has been involved in a war with Palestinian group Hamas, and Syria joined the party last December as President Bashar al-Assad fled office for rebels to take over the government.

Despite these problems, Trump vowed during his campaign to end the Russia vs. Ukraine war “within a day” once elected president of the United States.

Political analysts have pondered the possibility of the former real estate mogul ending the over two-year war in 24 hours, as Putin has maintained that negotiations must be according to the terms of Moscow.

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Trump is already making good on his promise by speaking with Putin shortly after his victory at the 2024 US presidential poll and reminding the Eastern European leader of “Washington’s sizeable military presence in Europe.”

On the troubles of the Middle East, Iran, which has backed Palestinian rebel group Hamas and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, has been a strong enemy of Trump, as

an FBI intelligence report confirmed plans by the Arabian nation to assassinate the former The Apprentice show host, who ordered a US strike that killed one of its military commanders, Qasem Soleimani, in January 2020.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been known as a long-time friend of Trump, as he paid him a visit before the November 5 US presidential election and described his victory as “history’s greatest comeback.”

Tehran was unhappy with Trump’s victory, and for the first time since Hezbollah’s confrontations with Israel, the Lebanese armed group expressed willingness for negotiation after Trump’s victory.

Hezbollah’s fear is not out of place, as Trump is expected to show more support for Netanyahu and may impose heavy sanctions on Iran for its role in unsettling the Middle East.

Economically, Trump has vowed to impose a heavy 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods coming into the US owing to their governments’ failure to control the influx of illegal migrants from their border into the US and vowed to impose a similar tariff on Chinese goods for failing to address the menace of drug smuggling into the US.

Economic commentators fear that Trump might plunge America into a trade war with its neighbours Mexico and Canada and its trade partner China, but Trump has his ways around negotiations.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed Trump’s negotiating prowess during a 2024 interview with CBS, saying he knows how to get the “deal” done.

The world might not have to worry, as the American billionaire already got off to a great start with Canada after a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in November 2024.

Trump is not a traditional politician that loves to involve bureaucracies in political processes. He was asked during his campaign if he wanted Ukraine to win the war against Russia; he replied by saying he is more interested in ending the war, which has cost lives and destruction of properties.

He is set to control the affairs of the globe from Washington from January 20. Moscow, Beijing, Paris, and other world powers are expectant of a radical shift from US foreign policy under the leadership of President Trump.