Crowbar diplomacy leaves West in disarray

The US president’s most recent misadventures have left Theresa May with egg on her face and Nato with a lot to think about, but Vladimir Putin probably won’t have been too displeased

US president Donald Trump addresses a press conference at the Nato summit in Brussels Picture: Getty
Queen Elizabeth and Donald Trump walk from the Quadrangle after inspecting a guard of honour at Windsor Castle Pic: Getty

Make way for the new world order, as brought to you by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: US president Donald Trump, Russian president Vladimir Putin, Chinese president Xi and North Korean leader Kim Jung-un. With Boris Johnson, the British disruptor in chief, riding shotgun.

In their 70-year history, western alliances have never seemed shakier. ...