“Trumpism does not merely reject global liberalism; it reimagines the architecture of American power. Its core instinct is not isolationist or nihilistic, but fundamentally opposed to established diplomatic norms and rituals, a deliberate departure from the old ways of seeking consensus. In this worldview, legitimacy comes not from international... See more

This might be one of the most important geopolitical articles written so far this year, yet as far as I can see it's been relatively unnoticed. The author is Jack F. Matlock Jr., a giant in the history of U.S. diplomacy as he was the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union in the critical period of 1987 to 1991, alongside... See more