In a 33-page wall of words and grievances that self-summarizes as “America First,” it manages to reject European allies with a borderline racist swipe, concede the United States must share power with China and search for new allies in the Western Hemisphere, where currently Washington has few. At times, it would be facile enough to be funny, but the stakes are anything but.
“The days of the United States propping up the entire world order like Atlas are over,” the paper declares early on, although it is unclear if this is a statement of past fact, or a new policy. The place sought for the US in this new world is no clearer either: no longer top dog, more snarling at other rising hounds.
