Trump Seeks To Disengage U.S. From Traditional World Role

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 09: A visitor looks at a map of the Cold War zones of U.S., British, French and Soviet occupation of West and East Berlin at an outdoor exhibit near the site of former Checkpoint Charlie, where U.S. and Soviet tanks once confronted each other, on January 09, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. U.S. President Donald Trump, who recently announced that the U.S. will no longer play the role of global policeman and who has mocked the U.S.’s traditional allies, is seeking to disengage the U.S. from the global role it has played since World War II. The U.S., by maintaining troops in Europe and helping to rebuild Post-World War II Germany, created the conditions that allowed the emergence of a strong and peaceful Europe whose member states recognized the value of forging European unity. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)