This time around, it is more aggressive, more unpredictable and more willing to accept the risk of domestic and global backlash. It all points to a White House eager to rewrite the rules of U.S. power and reassert American dominance in the Western Hemisphere.

President Donald Trump has made clear that he has no plans to back down from a growing list of foreign entanglements.

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at violent clashes following a crucial vote in Uganda, new trade commitments between Canada and China, and U.S. congressional support for Danish control of Greenland.

It will become increasingly hard for the Modi government to offset foreign policy setbacks with domestic successes as the full impact of US tariffs starts to bite.