Today is the US presidential election. The world has only one question - who will be the US president - Kamala Harris or Donald Trump? Democrat or Republican? Like American voters, billions of people around the world are looking at the results of this election. They are waiting to see whether the current Vice President Kamala is elected the first female president in US history, or whether former President Trump is re-elected. Trump caused a riot on Capitol Hill by rejecting the results of the last election held in 2020.

This curiosity about the election of the head of state of a country is a bit ridiculous. Is there any reason for people outside America to worry about what changes will happen to America's domestic politics and social policies with the change of president? The reason for people outside America's concern is that history shows that no matter which party the US president belongs to, there is no significant change in the country's foreign policy. The foreign policy of the United States, which is at the top of the world's political spectrum, is an important issue in the international arena. How much the US administration will swing the baton at the next election largely depends on this policy. And so people are interested in what the post-election US foreign policy might be.

All predictions are saying that this election will be a tough competition. Who will win and who will lose is uncertain. Although Donald Trump was ahead in various polls at the beginning of this year, the public support curve started to turn in the opposite direction towards the end. Kamala Harris was ahead of Trump, albeit by a small margin.

During the rule of the so-called progressive Democratic Party, Israel has been killing thousands of children, women, and men by bombing Palestine and Lebanon indiscriminately. With bombs from America. Even if right-wing Republican Donald Trump takes power by defeating Democrat Kamala Harris, Israel's terrorist genocide in Palestine and Lebanon will not stop. The two influential political parties in US politics are ideological opponents of each other, and they agree on the issue of war and peace. In fact, American “democracy” is a sweet illusion by which the wealthy controllers convince the simple people that Party 1 is different from Party 2. And it changes as needed. Both the ruling and opposition parties in America have supported every immoral step of the Israeli atrocity that has killed more than 43,000 Palestinian children and women, carpet bombings, deliberate starvation, denial of medical care, the spread of disease, and forced evictions every day.

The United States has been involved in numerous conflicts over the past century under both Democratic and Republican administrations, some wars being direct, large-scale and others involving indirect support or military operations. Although initially neutral in World War I, the United States later entered the war against Germany, under the leadership of Democratic President Wilson. Democrats were also in power in the United States during World War II. First, Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt brought the United States into World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Later, under Democratic President Harry S. Truman, the war ended with the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan. The Korean War of 1950–1953 began under Harry S. Truman, with South Korea supporting North Korean forces backed by China and the Soviet Union. The conflict ended under Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower. It was also during President Eisenhower's term that the United States entered the war in Vietnam in 1955. Democratic President John F. Kennedy significantly expanded the Vietnam War, and Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson turned it into a full-scale war. The war ended with the U.S. withdrawal in 1975 under Republican President Gerald Ford. In 1999, Democratic President Bill Clinton led a NATO bombing campaign against Yugoslavia to stop ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. It was a limited operation involving air power and limited ground operations by NATO forces. Democratic President Barack Obama has continued and expanded the ‘war on terror’, continuing drone strikes in countries such as Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. Obama led the intervention in Libya in 2011 to support rebel forces fighting against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. Although not a formal war for the United States in 2011, Obama initially began supporting Syrian rebels fighting against the government of Bashar al-Assad through limited air strikes and by supporting Kurdish-led forces in the fight against ISIS.

Republicans have a long history of war. Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower oversaw the end of active combat in Korea. Republican President Richard Nixon took office in 1969 during the Vietnam War and began a process of “Vietnamization” to eventually reduce U.S. ground forces. He expanded the war into Cambodia and Laos. In 1982, Republican President Ronald Reagan deployed Marines to Lebanon as part of a multinational peacekeeping force during the Lebanese Civil War. The mission ended in 1983 after the bombing of the Beirut barracks. In 1983, Reagan launched an invasion of Grenada, an island nation in the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea, to overthrow a Marxist government. The intervention was brief but controversial. In 1989, Republican President George H. W. Bush ordered the invasion of Panama to remove Panamanian President Manuel Noriega, who was accused of drug trafficking and suppressing democracy. In 1990, George H. W. Bush led a coalition to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait. The war was brief but marked the first U.S. military intervention in the Middle East. The war began under President George W. Bush in response to the 9/11 attacks on New York, targeting al-Qaeda and the Taliban. The war continued under several administrations and ended in 2021 under Democratic President Joe Biden. The war (2003–2011), also launched by George W. Bush, also aimed to remove Saddam Hussein from power under the false claim that he had weapons of mass destruction. The prolonged occupation and counter-insurgency campaign continued until his formal withdrawal under Obama.

Many political analysts believe that Biden's policies may continue if Democrat Kamala wins the election. A large part of Biden's foreign policy in the last four years has been to advance democracy worldwide. The two candidates have some common ground. One is China. Kamala and Trump both consider China to be a major rival. China's aggressive behavior in the East and South China Seas has become a threat to US allies like Japan and the Philippines. On the other hand, the US administration is also very vocal about Chinese interference in Taiwan. Another thing they have in common is neoliberal economic policies. Both have rejected this policy.

Both Trump and Kamala have promised to make the United States stronger. They have talked about various plans to modernize the defense sector. They have expressed their determination to advance the development of sophisticated weapons using artificial intelligence. Both have a tough stance against Iran.

In short, US foreign policy has remained stable despite frequent changes in administrations. Although subtle differences in perspective and emphasis can vary significantly, both Democratic and Republican presidents share long-term goals related to U.S. dominance in the international economy, military power, and strategic alliances. The priorities and strategies for achieving these goals often change based on party ideology, political pressures, and global context, while leaving the core principles intact. Both parties prioritize national security, economic influence, and maintaining a favorable balance of global power. These goals are rooted in protecting U.S. access to global markets, preventing the rise of hostile powers, and promoting stability in key regions. The United States' negative role in Israel's terrorist massacres in Palestine and Lebanon is at the heart of its long-term foreign policy. While there are some differences in implementation, there is no disagreement on the core ideas between Democrats and Republicans. If Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right allies don't want it, the death marches in Gaza and Lebanon will not stop even if Kamala Harris becomes president. In this context, whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump is the president of America, American hegemony will prevail.