You're on your own: Donald Trump ditches EU and US' global leadership

Tossing alliances like NATO aside is a self-inflicted wound that is likely to haunt the US

During his recent trip to Europe for meetings at NATO Headquarters in Brussels and with the Group of Seven in Italy, Donald Trump delivered on his campaign promise to disrupt business as usual. In the process, he is undoing U.S. policies undertaken since World War II to promote security and stability in Europe.

After Trump’s visit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated, “We Europeans truly have to take fate into our own hands.”

Europeans taking fate into their own hands is something we have not seen since the 1930s. And, while major war in Europe is unlikely given the strong