[T]he U.S. led postwar order is unravelling. In its place, a contest for influence and legitimacy is gathering pace, with China eager to fill the vacuum.
[I]n a world of interdependence, international cooperation and the strengthening of multilateral institutions will be vital to preventing competition leading to conflict.
Ursula von der Leyen ... has promised Trump a ransom to stop ... the threatened tariffs on European companies. It is unclear ... when the next round of blackmail will follow.