11/9 meets 9/11

The world now is globalised, unlike the period after World War II, when walls divided nations into free or communist. Trump’s isolationist and protectionist outlook is nothing new. The US pursued it before World War II, eventually engaging to block the rise of Japanese imperialism and German Nazism. 
We should not be so naive as to believe Trump when he says the US has nothing to gain by being engaged in world affairs, no matter whether it involves trade or military agreements. The balance of power will certainly shift if the US follows Trump’s “shoot from the hip” foreign policy. In Asia and possibly in the world, Trump’s victory is China’s gain. 
Governing and being the president of the world’s strongest power is not the same as being the CEO of his own company. This was proved in Thailand when Thaksin Shinawatra became prime minister. 
A sustainable economy requires continuity in policy and professional management. As one sarcastic remark posted in an online chat room had it, now the Americans have two dates they will never forget – 9/11 and 11/9. On 9/11 the world watched in horror as terrorists attacked America. On 11/9 the world again watched in horror as America attacked itself.
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