British prime ministers tend to gravitate towards foreign policy because on the international stage their voice counts for something . At home, they pull the levers to make things better and find they are not connected to anything.
The reverse is proving true for Donald Trump. He is amassing power at a ferocious rate thanks to a supine Congress and an enabling judicial system. When it comes to winning abroad, he is flailing.
As Gaza sinks into civil war , there is no certainty that Trump’s 20-point peace plan for the Middle East will lead to peace, in spite of all the praise heaped on him this week. Nor, in spite of high-profile meetings with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, did he end the Ukraine war on day one, or even by day 270 of his second term.
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