Gary Cohn, the Goldman Sachs alumnus who advised Mr. Trump on economic policy, has departed. Since then, Mr. Trump has antagonized core allies with tariffs on steel and aluminum while raising the specter of a trade war with China. But the United States is far from the only power tearing at the foundations of the postwar order. In the United States, Mr. Trump has found support among those inclined to blame immigrants for joblessness, and Muslims for security threats. “The U.S. was always seen as a stabilizing force within the post-World War II order,” said Ms. Crespy of the Free University Brussels.

Source: New York Times March 26, 2018 23:12 UTC