Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States in January has ushered in not only a renewed era of "America First" foreign policy but also a period marked by a "might makes right" approach. His preference for hard power - coercion over attraction - is evident. This is reflected in his trade war with China, the imposition of tariffs on Canada and Mexico, threats directed at Greenland, and the freezing of development assistance, particularly USAID. Moreover, Trump has found an ally in Elon Musk, the world's richest man and a South African-American, who now serves in a nebulous capacity as a "special government employee." This new era of coercion bears similarities to the post-9/11 foreign pol...