"Trump's aggressive threats are exacerbating the situation"
Trump throughout the campaign promised he'd be the strongman who would bring rogue nations to heel. Nations would tremble in fear at Trump's mighty force of will.
Well, ...
President Maduro of Venezuela dissolved the national legislature and created a special election to install a puppet legislature and has opponents arrested or beaten to a bloody pulp.
China is getting more aggressive about asserting its sovereignty over international waters of the South Pacific.
Russia plays games with Eastern European nations and is openly strengthening the Syrian Assad regime.
North Korea appears to be on an intensified testing and development program.
Nations are calling Trump's bluff.
Most Americans forget that the leaders of other countries will look to their own or their country's self-interest first. We assume our interests are their interests. And we get upset when other countries don't "behave": Don't bow down before the mighty USA.