A Movie-Like Scandal

[T]he United States had itself rendered that alliance network more fragile.

Anti-EU and anti-democratic attitudes are encouraged not only by the Kremlin but also have found an ally in Trump, who has often been hostile to the European Union.

Europeans do not have a choice. They have to get along with both Xi’s China and Trump’s America.

The challenge for Washington is no longer whether it possesses sufficient capabilities, but whether the political system can align those capabilities behind a coherent long-term priority.

The Beijing summit did not produce a major agreement between the great powers on the region, but it firmly established that Middle Eastern crises are now deeply tied to the great-power dialogue.