Waning of American power? Trump struggles with an Asia in crisis | World News, The Indian Express

Waning of American power? Trump struggles with an Asia in crisis | World News, The Indian Express

By New York Times |Published: August 14, 2019 9:32:51 am

Waning of American power? Trump struggles with an Asia in crisis

The inability or unwillingness of Washington to help defuse the flashpoints is one of the clearest signs yet of the erosion of American power and global influence under Trump, who has stuck to his “America First” idea of disengagement.

Trump has said he is finally doing in Asia what he asserts his predecessor, Barack Obama, failed to achieve (File/AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

By Edward Wong