Insofar as this is true, the United States won’t be replaced as the dominant power unless and until it abdicates that role.

But even if Europe abdicates its global role, the EU cannot forget about order within its immediate neighborhood, or hope that others will solve their problems for them.

America’s two former enemies, Germany and Japan, will be among the biggest losers if the US abdicates its global role under Trump.

If it abdicates this role, China’s central government will forge ahead anyway, leaving Hong Kong behind.

Upon earth, in the midst of the darkest night, light never abdicates its functions altogether.

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