What do you get when you mix eight years of grudges, complex geopolitics and four world leaders — including incoming and outgoing American presidents with diametrically opposing views of the world — all convinced that this is a make-or-break moment with historic implications?
This week, apparently.
Presidential transitions tend to be quiet affairs, with the exiting and entering administrations almost merging for the 10 weeks between Election Day and Inauguration Day. Foreign leaders usually respect that.
But President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump don’t trust each other. And world leaders who have been looking for a change have seized on the chance …read more
Source: European Voice
