Attempts by "like-minded" Western allies to strengthen the global system will have limited impact if their aim is to assert liberal values rather than shape a new order.
The new president will have to “detrumpify” or depoliticize the bureaucracy to restore sobriety, professionalism and expertise to the conduct of foreign policy
The pitfalls of a US Indo-Pacific strategy
The US is pushing a democratic values-driven foreign-policy strategy that it hopes can make multilateralism work again.
Supply-chain strains must be addressed with urgent action, but this will require the collaboration of various parties whose values may not align.