our chances of economic conflicts erupting into international conflicts are rising fast. Add in the disruptive nature of Trump’s trade war with China and the deliberate destruction of generational alliances, and Trump will be uniquely remembered as a president whose policies weakened the nation at every turn. His fool’s luck has been that—so far—we have avoided the horror of a terrorist attack, a hot military confrontation, or some other foreign policy externality. Luck, however, is not a national security strategy, and luck famously and consistently runs out. Our overseas partners’ confidence
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