europe: Top of their agenda was Donald Trump's demand that Europe pay more for its defence, according to The Guardian. But why is the US so exercised about so-called burden-sharing In part because, these days, it is looking west, not east. That, in a way, is exactly what happened last week when Nato leaders met in London. The US has identified China, not Russia, as the biggest strategic, economic and potential military rival to its global leadership. When China came calling inside the Solomon Islands switch Read more But the Solomons' decision to throw in its lot with China, by accepting large-scale investment and cutting diplomatic ties with Taiwan, is further evidence that the US rebalancing act is failing. Barack Obama, who was dubbed the Pacific president formalised this shift with his 2011 pivot to Asia which prioritised the region.
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