By electing Donald Trump America has lost its position as the world’s moral authority; but that’s a role Canada could, should it wish, now step in to play. In the Middle East, the United States has for decades been regarded as the ultimate power, a feared and respected ally or foe. For leaders in the region, a photo with a U.S. president represented the pinnacle of their life’s work. No major decision by leaders could be taken without, at a very minimum, considering how Washington might react. It is envied for its perceived freedoms, relative lack of corruption and its often idyllic and always exciting depiction by Hollywood.

Source: thestar November 22, 2016 10:52 UTC