The United States is discovering how hard it is to leave its “world police” image behind. Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division walk to board a plane in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on February 14, 2021 as they are deployed to Europe. Donald Trump was supposed to have changed the world, robbing America not just of its luster but of its allies’ trust. Here was a president of such gauche ignorance and hostility, it seemed impossible that American power would ever be seen in the same light again. For Europe, in particular, Trump’s jingoistic belligerence was poised to be […]

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