Xi is creating an alternative to the West, Trump’s hollowed-out bureaucracy

It’s not just Venezuela though. Skeptics of Trump’s foreign policy say that the Trump administration has not explicated any clear strategy on major issues like Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Iraq, Russia. While Trump’s bombast has its obvious role to play, a less visible reason is equally significant: a hollowed-out bureaucracy that has been slow to develop and implement strategy, writes David Ignatius in The Washington Post. More…