The prevailing view among the international community is that while American hegemony still exists, it is now in a state of relative decline.
When political legitimacy becomes contingent on recognition by a superpower, populations lose their right to self-determination and democracy becomes a selective tool.
[T]he media and social networks have deployed an offensive that relentlessly repeats expressions of anti-Cuban euphoria.
Trump's actions revealed willingness to privilege raw national interests over collective stability and legal norms.
By the time Trump emerged, the post-Cold War consensus had already lost much of its social, economic, and strategic foundation.
Beneath all the differing opinions, however, was one unchanging truth for each country: national interest comes first.
Trump, Putin and Xi desire the brutal world of yesterday.
[Trump] is not trying to preserve the post-Cold War system; he has concluded that system has already collapsed.
[T]he Trump Corollary .... conveys the harsh imperial vision that will govern U.S. relations with the subcontinent.
The stabilization of Eastern Europe is only possible if Russia is sufficiently deterred.