HIGH-MINDEDAmericans fear that President Donald Trump will make a pariah of their country. Ask foreign governments about Trumpian statecraft and they offer an opposite concern. When other countries ponder the basic elements of an America First foreign policy—indifference to liberal values, scorn for global rules and norms, and a cold-eyed focus on the national interest—a surprising number of them worry: this is going to catch on.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “America First is a contagious condition”
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