TITLE:
Middle Powers’ Transactionalism in the Trumpism Era
AUTHORS:
Mohamed Aldhuhoori
KEYWORDS:
Transactionalism, Trumpism, International System, Unipolarity, Existence, Allies, Middle Power, Pragmatism, Ideology
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Political Science,
Vol.15 No.3,
July
18,
2025
ABSTRACT: This article investigates transactionalism from a political economy perspective, examining how actionalism—a focus on performative political actions—interacts with economic policies and populist discourse. Tracing the ideological foundations and financial practices in the Trumpism era, this paper unpacks and theorizes how Trumpism transforms conventional relations of governmentality and economy.