The world was scared when Donald Trump came to power again, because everyone knew that his foreign policy would be uncertain and confrontational. Their friendship with countries like Russia, China, Iran and North Korea was troubling NATO, Europe, Japan, South Korea. But the reality is exactly the opposite. Trump is the same… only the world has changed. And with this, the Trump family’s ‘earning from crisis’ model came to the fore. It is clear from the moves that Putin is making that he never sees the war as a war, but as a window of profit. Pakistan was in big trouble after the Pahalgam terrorist attack, but meanwhile people of Trump Company were seen roaming in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. And then within days it was announced that a Trump-linked firm was striking a lucrative crypto-funding deal with Pakistan. The second blow is even bigger. Now, when he is talking about the Ukraine Peace Plan, his eyes are directly on the $300 billion assets of Russia’s Central Bank which the Western countries have frozen after the war.
First case, Pakistan’s crisis, but Trump family’s profit. Pahalgam attack took place on 22 April. The whole world was surrounding Pakistan. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was under pressure. He was going to stop the funds. America was angry, and there was pressure on the army to change its terror policy. At this very moment, some faces associated with the Trump camp reach Pakistan and the whole game of crypto deal begins. Reports say that Trump wanted greater foreign participation in Pakistan’s decentralized finance and crypto sector. Investors associated with Trump offered a recovery token model. The government of Pakistan called it a new path.
Whose benefit is this?
Trump Group got the biggest benefit, because the value of such tokens directly depends on political relationships. Pakistan felt that it would be beneficial to associate with the new government in America. Trump felt that the Pakistani government was in trouble. That means you will get a low-risk high-return deal. And you will see the same pattern in other places also.
Taliban and TTP are at loggerheads, but Trump only sees business
The situation between Pakistan and Taliban has deteriorated since last year. TTP attacks increased, Pakistan started bombing on the border, Taliban angry… But in all this tension from America’s side, only one thing emerged, what is the new weakness which can be cashed. Pakistan wanted to keep America happy. Trump was smiling calling this whole situation leverage. Journalists asked, is this all geopolitics? So some said, no, this is straight business.
Opportunity to make money in Ukraine war
As soon as Trump became President, he said – I will stop the war in 24 hours. But as the details of his peace plan leaked, it became clear that this plan revolved more around money than peace. Western countries have frozen the assets of the Central Bank of Russia worth about $300 billion. This is the largest freezing operation in history. According to the report of Wall Street Journal, Trump wants to use this money. The Trump team’s official line is that this money will be used to rebuild Ukraine. But it is being said internally that a game of investment is going on under the guise of innovation. Economic advisors close to the Trump administration are suggesting converting this fund into a Global Reconstruction Trust. And it is being said that the management of this trust is going to go to investors associated with Trump. Trump himself is suggesting this. Meaning, Russia’s money will now directly be useful to Trump.
The record of Trump’s second term makes one thing clear, he considers geopolitical crisis as a means of profit. Within days of the April 22 terrorist attack in Indian Kashmir, his family company struck a lucrative crypto deal with Pakistan. Now, as he pursues his Ukraine peace plan, he has his sights set on $300 billion of Russian central bank assets seized by the West.
,Brahma Chelani, strategic affairs expert
If you want to understand the strategy of the Trump family in the last ten years in one line, then just say that where there is crisis, there is opportunity for earning. If there is a crisis in any country, the Trump team immediately arrives with a new financial model. There is an offer that we will solve it, just in return…some agreement is needed. The trapped country is forced to say yes. And with this the Trump camp gets a new earning window. This model is completely corporate-style geopolitics. Where war is also a market, peace is also a market, and crisis is also a market.
What is the real politics behind the Ukraine plan?
Does Trump really want to spend Putin’s wealth? Many analysts say, this step may surprise Russia. Because Putin would never want Ukraine to be built with his money. But some experts also say that Trump wants to kill two birds with one stone. To show Ukraine that look, I am helping and on the other hand to show Russia that if you want a deal, listen to my conditions. That means the same profit at both ends of the deal.
Is the world crisis an opportunity for Trump to earn money?
One thing that is being discussed a lot in geopolitics these days is that where other leaders see peace, Trump sees benefits. And perhaps this is the reason why the Trump team is roaming everywhere with a new business model in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia-Ukraine war, Europe’s energy crisis, America-China conflict. Somewhere token, somewhere trust fund, somewhere infrastructure deal, somewhere oil-gas corridor. Wherever you get a better deal, the deal is finalized only there.
After all, where is the real interest of the Trump family?
The question is, is all this just business, or is there a political trick behind it? Experts say- both. Trump’s every step shows that he sees America’s power as a money multiplier. Both America’s friend or foe are a market for him. And global crises are their favorite economic opportunities. His critics are saying that the world may keep burning, Trump only sees how much profit is hidden in the smoke.
