When Donald Trump hosted Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese prime minister, last month, he could not resist [a gratuitous reference to Pearl... (opens in new tab)

Developments in Berlin and Tokyo show how far the strategic environment has shifted in response to authoritarian threat and American unpredictabilityWhen Donald Trump hosted Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese prime minister, last month, he could not resist a gratuitous reference to Pearl Harbor. The US president is impelled to trash longstanding alliances. He has done more than anyone to demolish the postwar global order.This week alone, the Polish president, Donald Tusk, questioned whether the US ...