“The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.S. partner.” (AP, 27 January 2025).
Trump’s psychological game is also known as game of chicken. Its essence is simple: who will back down first? Hence, the title of the Associated Press (AP) email: “Colombia backs down in row with Trump”.
“The game of chicken, also known as the hawk-dove game or snowdrift game, is a model of conflict for two players in game theory. The principle of the game is that while the ideal outcome is for one player to yield (to avoid the worst outcome if neither yields), individuals try to avoid it out of pride, not wanting to look like “chickens”.”
Source: Wikipedia’s Chicken (game)
Obviously, other countries will learn from the misjudgment of the Colombian president, who “became the first left-wing president in the recent history of Colombia.“ In my view, latter is quite relevant – for Trump.
Hence, it’s very unlikely that the UK’s Labour government will be able to obtain a Special Relationship from Trump’s government. The opposite is much more likely. The UK’s political trolling by a Trump confidant supports that.
Trump’s disputes with the social-democratic (female) leader in Denmark (ie, buying the Greenland territory), and the socialist president of Panama (ie, its Canal) might not be a coincidence, but a deliberate, political purpose.
Several European countries have already transferred from liberal-left governments to conservative-nationalist governments – apart from Germany. Hence, Trump’s trolling is quite unlikely – apart from Germany.
I suppose the above also applies between Trump’s USA and the liberal-left Canadian government, as well as the social-democratic Mexican government.
The above may also explain Trump’s relative calmness towards China and Russia. The more other countries will bend (eg, Colombia), the more likely Trump will increase pressure on China and Russia (eg, lyrics, song, Wiki).
The Chicken Song (1986) by Spitting Image
band, lyrics, video, Wiki-band, Wiki-song
Note: all markings (bold, italic, underlining) by LO unless in quotes or stated otherwise.
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