TRUMP'S ULTIMATUMS SHAPE GLOBAL TRADE AND SECURITY

U.S. President Donald Trump has thrust himself onto the world stage, issuing ultimatums to friend and foe alike and insisting they jump to the tune of American interests or else.

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His threats from big trade tariffs right through to outright resource grabs - are part of a transactional approach to diplomacy often accompanied by explicit demands.

Many of his targets have been quick to offer concessions. Some have been real, notably pledges to buy more American goods or invest in U.S. activities. In other cases they have been a repackaging of policy that was already going ahead, or moves with more symbol than substance.

The following picks through some of the detail of those responses since Trump's January 20 inauguration.

AMERICAN BORDERS

The 10,000 National Guard troops which Mexico has sent to the border with the United States to work on migration controls and stopping the flow of drugs are clearly new additions to its security presence on the border.