Waiting for America

Japanese and U.S. governments have decided on Japan's first lending and investment project in the U.S. ... up to $550 billion.

Trump’s potential advantage lies in leverage.

[T]he crisis of soft power risks accelerating the decline of [U.S.] power in the world, activating and speeding up centrifugal dynamics that might otherwise have taken years to fully manifest.

Trump knows time is running out: the clock on his second and final presidential term is ticking.

The fact that a united Europe is harder to deal with than a divided one is not something only Moscow understands; Washington is aware of it as well.

Concerns have emerged that the new body, which is supposed to "promote stability" and "ensure lasting peace" ... could become a rival to the U.N.