The Gist

America Adrift

Ian Bremmer says the “America First” doctrine could work, if it were implemented like a long-term strategy—but that’s not happening.

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at a press conference at San Martin Palace, State Department headquarters, in Buenos Aires, on Sunday.

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