And the rest of the world breathes a sigh of relief

Obviously, I am referring to Donald Trump’s victory in the US elections, which I risked suggesting back in Julyhe would win. I refer not to the parts of the world that relied on the myth ofpax americana. I mean the many parts of the world that have been bullied by the USA for too long. Trump’s turn will clearly be inward, retreating from US efforts to dominate many parts of the world where it had no business whatsoever. To be sure, declining empires never decline gracefully. They do so angril...