Trump’s “3D Chess” in Geopolitics: Strategy or Improvised Disruption?

This week’s session is a structured debate.

The question is not whether you like Donald Trump.
The question is whether his geopolitical actions represent a coherent long-term strategic recalibration — or short-term transactional disruption.

We aim for analytical distance.
No cult energy. No Trump Derangement Syndrome.

We examine the who, what, why, when, and how:

• What concrete strategic shifts occurred under his policies?
• Why did he use tariffs, sanctions, NATO pressure, and bilateral deals as leverage?
• When does unpredictability strengthen negotiation?
• How did his approach change global alignments?
• Did he accelerate the shift from cooperation to competitive realism?

This debate welcomes different conclusions:

• Was this strategic chess?
• Was it destabilizing improvisation?
• Was it a transitional phase in a multipolar world?
• Did it expose fragilities in the liberal international order?

## What Makes This Different

We are not here for partisan tribalism.

We welcome:

• Pro-Trump arguments
• Anti-Trump arguments
• Structural/system-level critiques

We reject:

• Moral hysteria
• Slogan repetition
• Performative outrage
• Intellectual laziness
• TDS

This is not a space for ideological defense teams.
It is a space for stress-testing ideas.

No one will be shamed for defending or criticizing Trump.
Ideas will be challenged. Individuals will not.

## Debate Principles

• Speak from analysis, not emotion
• Bring facts, context, or comparative examples
• Distinguish personality from policy outcomes
• Argue ideas, not identities

Strong disagreement is expected.
Good faith is required.

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## Location & RSVP

📍 Ixelles – public bar
Exact venue shared via WhatsApp after RSVP.

Join here to confirm attendance:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/LX7UkWGZ3UdLQWLBvNdezN

Briefly introduce yourself when joining.

AS always, no creeps or people who are looking to date.