The American wild card

THIS WEEK's TOPIC: What would you look forward to, in terms of US policy and its global leadership, under President Donald Trump? Will the Trump presidency "make America great again"?

Philip Jeyaretnam Global Vice Chair & Regional CEO Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP

EXPECT the unexpected, because Donald Trump's greatest weapon in deal-making is surprise. While this is not the right approach for a nation seeking the mantle of global leadership (which entails building or preserving a framework that benefits the world as a whole), it fits an America with a severely diminished belief in its own ability to command the future.