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“Trumpism is strong liquor, which the US might just about handle. It could be the ruin of Britain.” Painful accuracy from @rafaelbehr as ever. 1/ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
The #brexit mess is about asymmetry. A national failure to know your own strength /2 
But also a failure to see that Trump/US can afford to play by a different set of rules. Indeed dismantling the group protections afforded by EU membership/trade hegemony is what animated Trumps zero-sum approach /3
I can think of another power that abhors multilateralism in its own backyard for precisely the same reason.
The fact that both China and US seem to be committed, in their own ways, to creating a new bi-polar works is the geopolitical challenge of the 21st Century /4
The fact that both China and US seem to be committed, in their own ways, to creating a new bi-polar works is the geopolitical challenge of the 21st Century /4
But these are giant ships that, even if they suffer from turbulent seas, are still relatively more able to navigate them. The only other trade supertanker is the EU.
It is a brave, or perhaps just foolhardy captain that wants tackle the coming storms alone. 5/ends
It is a brave, or perhaps just foolhardy captain that wants tackle the coming storms alone. 5/ends
