As relações entre Estados Unidos e Israel durante o governo de Donald Trump (2017-2021)

Abstract

This research aims to address the relationship between the United States and Israel during Donald Trump's administration (2017-2021), its developments, consequences and underlying reasons, in order to understand the change in direction of American foreign policy towards the alliance between the two countries. This research seeks to discuss the record of relations between the two countries from their initial years until Trump's mandate, analyzing the main events and the historical events that created the closeness found in the relationship between the countries today. It also seeks to understand and analyze the main policies adopted by Donald Trump during this period, their influences and consequences. Against this backdrop, the study discusses the influences of American domestic politics on foreign policy decision-making, focusing on understanding the Israel lobby and its relationship with the Trump administration. This is a qualitative study based on data, speeches and official documents, in addition to the use of secondary sources such as books, articles, news, theses and dissertations. As for the method, this research uses the descriptive method in order to achieve the objective of understanding the rapprochement between the countries during the "Trump Era". It is concluded that the rapprochement between the countries is due to aspects of foreign policy as well as domestic policy.