Will Trump Turn Nationalism Against America?

Daniel McCarthy : Donald Trump can't afford to discount the power of nationalism and national pride he harnessed to win two terms in the White House .

He says he can't tease Canada into becoming America ’s 51st state.

McCarthy : Trump 's disregard for Canadian nationalism risks turning our closest ally, geographically speaking, into a suspicious neighbor.

Vladimir Putin ’s Russia is less powerful but far more intimidating than the United States , yet Putin too was shocked to find Ukraine would not submit to threats or force. Trump is a proud American patriot, which is one reason he dreams of expanding the nation’s territory. But to succeed in diplomacy and grand strategy, Trump will have to make nationalism work for him, not against him, just as he did in domestic politics. Daniel McCarthy is the editor of Modern Age: A Conservative Review and a columnist for The Spectator and Creators Syndicate . Original article link.