All American presidents betray their friends
The US-led world order is on the verge of collapse. Again. And Donald Trump is next in line to disappoint his friends – he’s just less bothered than his predecessors about admitting it.
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Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/timothy-lynch