The United States under Trump is losing power rapidly due to actions that encourage enemies and undermine trust with allies.

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The thread discusses Timothy Snyder's claim that the United States under Trump is engaging in 'superpower suicide' by losing power quickly, encouraging enemies, and making allies distrustful. The posts highlight concerns about U.S. foreign policy and its impact on international relations.

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Parent: GeopoliticsEntity: United StatesSub-entity: Foreign PolicyImpact: negativeDate: Oct 5, 2026Target: The United States under Trump is losing power rapidly due to actions that encourage enemies and undermine trust with allies.

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Timothy Snyder (historian) wrote: "The term that I came up with is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us." 
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Well, there's a coined phrase for ya.

Trump has our nation committing SUPER POWER SUICIDE.

Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump.

We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us.

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