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As Trump antagonizes Canada and Mexico, he risks “destroying a precious geopolitical asset: a strong continental base from which Washington projects power,” writes Robert Zoellick.

foreignaffairs.comTrump Is Gutting America’s Core Geopolitical AdvantageRobert Zoellick, an expert on the global economy who served as U.S. trade representative and World Bank president, makes the authoritative case that President Donald Trump’s antagonism toward Canada a...

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If Trump caused merely self-harm with the US neighbors and in the wider world, it would be bad enough as the collective responsibility of American voters, but his predatory, untrustworthy, disruptive and destructive policies cause severe damage to the international order and the world.

Trust among nations is a rare and fragile thing, with special and valuable affordances. Sad to see US tossing it into a trash can. Rmp ain't "risking" it, he has accomplished it.