“China and Russia intend to test—and humble—the America of President Trump. So whatever he thinks now, the new American leader is going to need friends and allies.”
Gordon G. Chang
Donald Trump’s foreign policy, especially in his first months in office, probably will bear no relation to what he has ever said. Or thought.
Why? Trump is unlikely to be driving American policy. Look for Beijing and Moscow to do that. Washington’s moves in the early months probably will be in reaction to these two large authoritarian states, which appear to be coordinating their challenges to America, highlighted by, among other things, their …read more