President Trump’s determination to blow up the current global order has spawned a cottage industry devoted to explaining his view of how the world works and America’s role in it. Professors and pundits have invoked great-power politics and ruthless realism, as well as previous presidents and authoritarian strongmen. But there is a new theory gaining attention. Trump’s reign most closely resembles that of 16th-century royal families like the Tudors and the Hapsburgs. A key feature of this “neoroyalist” approach is that global economic policymaking is based on personal, family and business ties rather than national interest, competitive advantage, shared prosperity or long-term growth. Forget James Monroe, Metternich or Machiavelli. Think Henry VIII and Emperor Charles V. The term neoroyalism to describe Mr. Trump was coined by two political scientists, Abraham L. Newman at Georgetown and Stacie Goddard at Wellesley College

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