Under Trump….America recedes from the World stage….

Driving the news: The Boeing 737 MAX wasn’t grounded last week because the U.S. took the lead. It was because the EU, China, and many other countries acted first, rattled by two plane crashes under similar circumstances.

• The U.S. response “undermined American credibility as the pacesetter for global aircraft standards, while potentially ushering in an era in which international regulators — particularly those in China and Europe — assert growing clout,” as the Washington Post put it.

And the U.S. is having trouble persuading other countries to follow its lead — especially on the Trump administration’s efforts to block Huawei and other Chinese telecommunications equipment from being used in 5G.

• Global trust in U.S. leadership is near record lows, according to Gallup; 31% percent of people worldwide surveyed last year said they approve of U.S. leadership, lower than Germany and China.

So on some of most consequential issues that will shape the world this century, the U.S. is taking a back seat, like privacy, foreign investment, climate and finance…..

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Note….

President Obama liked to use ‘Soft Power’ in Foreign Affairs….

Trump started off with the ‘Big Stick’…..

But has had little success and seems uninterested in Foreign Affairs except to criticize it…..

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