US President Donald Trump's return to the White House for a second term has been anything but quiet.

In just 100 days, his administration is already facing over 220 lawsuits, ranging from immigration clampdowns and controversial military policies to the firing of top officials without due process.

His aggressive tariff regime, particularly targeting China, has triggered global economic jitters under what the White House calls a strategy of "calculated uncertainty."

To unpack the implications of these early decisions and what they tell us about the road ahead, is Professor John Stremlau, Visiting Professor of International Relations at Wits University and a seasoned observer of US foreign policy..