If the President of the United States behaves primarily as the chief negotiator for corporate America, then alliances themselves become contingent commodities.
The global backdrop has changed. Resource competition has escalated. It is no longer about interdependence.
Washington, however, is not merely a policymaking capital. It is also a highly competitive marketplace of narratives.
Among the lessons is that the international community is interconnected and interdependent due to the phenomenon of globalization.