“The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty.” Those were the words of President Woodrow Wilson in April 1917 on the eve of America’s entry into World War I.
More than a century later, Donald Trump has embarked upon a very different global mission. The US president is making the world safe for autocracy.
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Gideon Rachman is chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times. His particular interests include American foreign policy, the European Union and globalisation.
