THE LATEST | CANADAJohn Authers/Bloomberg: And the White House isn’t behaving as though it has shed global ambitions. Ian Bremmer, founder of the Eurasia Group geopolitical risk consultancy, points to deepening US involvement in the Middle East over the last year, and said:
The “spheres of influence” frame doesn’t fit. Trump isn’t carving up the world with rival powers, each staying in their lane. Washington just sent Taiwan its largest-ever arms package, and the administration’s Indo-Pacific posture does not evince a desire to cede Asia to China.…