[P]ower politics ... is the principle of the right to use force wherever the interests of the U.S. require it.
Trump might triumph in Venezuela. He may also come to greatly regret his decision.
[I]t can be said that the West — thanks to Trump, because he is the leader of the process and the host of meetings — is consolidating.
We may only think ... it will return, but it won’t. It is no longer the child of Europe,
[C]ore of the opposition's concerns: the belief that Trump's authoritarianism could undermine the rule of law in the U.S., and even democracy.