When President Trump went to Davos in January 2018, he reassured the global audience there: “ ‘America First’ does not mean ‘America alone.’ ”Two years later, the world is learning what it does mean. In the past few months the U.S. has abruptly pulled most of its troops from northern Syria, secured a promise from China to buy more U.S. goods, likely at the expense of others, and allowed the World Trade Organization’s authority to lapse by blocking the appointment of judges to its top appellate panel.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 19, 2020 21:33 UTC