Instead of discussing problems, or even finding solutions, those who led the G6 are [now] showering U.S. President Donald Trump with compliments and presenting him with gifts.
President Trump’s messy handling of the Iran conflict has helped birth an axis that brings nuclear capability, serious money, and growing international clout together.
If the President of the United States behaves primarily as the chief negotiator for corporate America, then alliances themselves become contingent commodities.