Trump is hastening the arrival of a post-American world

NEW YORK: Nations was an intelligent — at

his “America First” worldview. He laid out an approach of pursuing narrow self-interest over broader global ones and privileging unilateral action over multilateral

not recognize that as he withdraws America from these global arenas, the rest of the world is moving on without Washington. decided to keep the deal minus Washington, which simply means America will not gain access to those markets. Japanese shaped without American input.

Human Rights Council simply means that American diplomats will watch the group’s routine condemnations of Israel from the sidelines, while having less ability to bring moral pressure to bear on despots everywhere.

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others — means that American interests are not represented.

Perhaps the most interesting new effort to sidestep America that others — even our closest allies and friends — determine and decide with whom we can make business with or trade.”

presumably the Russian and Chinese — might join this effort. bypass Washington and create new arrangements — especially among America’s closest allies. It’s one thing for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping to be trying to usher in a post- American