The Globe and Mail: Fen Hampson, a professor of international affairs at Carleton University, said Mr. Colby’s outburst is an example of what he calls the United States’ “current bipolar disorder,” where Washington under Mr. Trump has become unreliable for allies but still demands deference and attention.
He characterized U.S. foreign policy right now as “‘We want to cut you loose, but we don’t want you to cut us loose.’”
The bottom line, Prof. Hampson said, is that the Trump administration can’t have it both ways. “You can’t say to your NATO allies, ‘You’re on your own,’ and then complain when they go out on their own.”…