permanent achievements in difficult times
Carter's policies in the areas of energy and the deregulation of the flight and transport sectors had a sustainable influence that goes beyond its mere four years in office. While Ronald Reagan is praised for his success in the Cold War, Carter made decisive strategic investments in the latest weapons systems that put his successor in a strong position and showed the Soviet Union that she could never win. Before Reagan challenged the "realm of evil", Carter proved frequently forgotten inimitable relevance by leading a boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow to protest against the invasion of Afghanistan through the Kremlin.
Different guide styles
carter and Trump could hardly be more different. Despite the friendly appreciation of the President-Elect on Sunday, they changed violent public criticism in the past. Carter said in 2019 that it would be a "disaster" if Trump was re -elected. Trump, on the other hand, often mocked Carter during his election campaign tour this year and caricatured him as the worst president of history, except for Joe Biden.
The challenges of the 21st century
While Carter tried to bring humble back to the presidential office, Trump sees the office as almost unrestricted power. The 39th President was Fromm, while the 45th and soon 47th president is often vulgar. Carter promised to never lie, while Trump built a political career with the smashing of truths. Carter preached global democracy and human rights, values that the President-Elect despised.
teaching from Carter's experience
As Trump said in his contribution on social media, only a few living men can "understand the enormous responsibility that leads to leading the largest nation in history". Carter spent a large part of his term in dealing with questions that will also deal with Trump on January 20 - including dealing with the revolutionary Iran, the tense relationships with Moscow, the administration of the Panama Canal and how to prevent hostilities between China and Taiwan.
carter in another age
Much of Carter's experience and political career appears almost incomprehensible for a modern nation, almost 44 years after leaving the White House. The extensive national grief for Carter in the coming days will close a chapter in American politics; No former president today leads the free world like Carter in the 1970s and 1980s, in a time of great threats to the Cold War.
a peace bringer in the Middle East
carter achieved something that was denied almost all of his successors: he closed historical and permanent peace treaties in the Middle East. The Camp David agreements-signed by Carter, the Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and the Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1978-led to Israel's withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula. However, a weak member of the deal was the non -diligent of the Palestinian question, which led to bloodshed for decades. Nevertheless, Carter showed that peace acquisition is possible in the Middle East, even under difficult circumstances.
China's message to Trump
Another historical moment will come when the future president deals with China policy. While Republican President Richard Nixon is praised by the communists for the “opening” of China, it was Carter who achieved the breakthrough. In 1979 he formalized an agreement to establish complete diplomatic relationships with Beijing, which paved the way for the historical visit of the Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in the USA.
geopolitical escalation in the Panama Canal
In the past few days, Trump has surprisingly raised an aspect of Carter's legacy: the Panama Canal contracts from 1977, which led to the return of the strategic waterway to his host country in 1999. At that time, American politics was partly emerging from understanding about the growing aversion to the United States in western hemisphere. Carter assured the Americans after signing the contract that the US military would never be used against the territorial integrity or political independence of Panama. 
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