Allies Plan for a World Less Reliant on the U.S.

Washington Post: “After years of tariff threats, diplomatic whiplash and public confrontations, many world leaders have concluded that Trump is not an interruption to the international order but a feature of it — a reordering likely to endure regardless of who sits in the Oval Office. Rather than simply accommodating Trump, they are increasingly preparing for a future in which the U.S. is a less predictable partner and Europe is less inclined to follow America’s lead.”

“The shift will hang over the summit, which begins today as fallout over the Iran war continues to jolt the global economy, shifting energy markets and raising fears of renewed inflation even as Trump on Sunday announced an end to hostilities.”