Answer these two questions:
1) Drawing on the creation of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and NATOs creation, explain the concept of power balancing.
2) Using examples from President Trumps stated policy principles and/or his administrations decisions, explain which perspective(s) dominate(s) U.S. foreign policy during his tenure. Additionally, describe some of the critiques of President Trumps policy/decisions from other perspectives.

Follow these guidelines:
Thorough and comprehensive: 19 pts
Provides two or more perspectives/offers alternative ways to think about the question: 10 pts
Uses at least two secondary sources (not the course textbook): 7 pts
Logical, coherent, properly structured, and easy to follow: 7 pts
Adequately proofread and grammatically correct: 7 pts

Textbook: Perspectives on International Relations 6th.ED. Henry R. Nau