One year into Donald Trump’s second term, US foreign policy is marked by unpredictable actions rather than clear strategy. Trump recently texted Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre saying he no longer feels bound to focus purely on peace since he was not awarded the Nobel peace prize. Instead, Trump said the US should aim for “Complete and Total Control of Greenland.” This caused alarm in Europe, with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warning that a US Greenland takeover could end Nato. The drama will continue at this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos. Trump also leaked plans for a G7 meeting arranged by French President Emmanuel Macron, and invited Vladimir Putin to a vague “board of peace” to oversee Gaza’s transition, despite Russia’s war in Ukraine. When Macron hesitated, Trump threatened to slap a 200% tariff on French wine and champagne. Recently, Trump smiled as Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado gave him a Nobel peace prize medal, a move called “silly” by Democrat Mark Warner. Experts say Trump's approach breaks from decades of US diplomacy. Max Bergmann of the Center for Strategic and International Studies said, “Now what we have is America just acting willy-nilly. We’re acting like Russia... a 19th-century America that wants to operate along imperial lines.” Trump has pursued high-profile foreign moves: capturing Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, pushing for peace in Gaza, bombing nuclear sites in Iran, and putting Nato allies under pressure while straining ties with Europe over tariffs and Ukraine policy. These decisions are made by a small group including VP JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and others, acting without usual policy processes. Trump’s goals include securing his legacy, with Greenland seen as a key territory for boosting US strength and influence. Kristine Berzina from the German Marshall Fund said, “Greenland for the sake of territory, Greenland for the sake of how you transform a map, Greenland for a sake of legacy.” In Trump’s zero-sum world, power rules. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, “The United States right now, we are the hottest country in the world. We are the strongest country in the world.” Meanwhile, US alliances and agreements shift with Trump’s changing moods, threatening global stability. Trump summed up, “These are International Powers who only recognise STRENGTH, which is why the United States of America, under my leadership, is now, after only one year, respected like never before.”