President Donald Trump's administration has already rocked confidence in the US-led international order to such an extent that experts fear the damage done to global democratic norms could take decades to restore. If any other Western leader acted like Trump, they'd be marginalized," said Nanjala Nyabola, a political analyst based in Nairobi. What is the point, they can credibly claim, if someone like Trump comes along again and rips it all up?" The difficulty he faces is, no matter how loudly he champions returning to normal, Trump happened once and the rest of the world is aware he could happen again. They could have a more overt desire to tear apart the post-war world order," says Cheeseman.

Source: CNN October 31, 2020 01:18 UTC