The lead to this article in Bloomberg says everything we need to know about the state of American leadership in the world: Europe is facing a convergence of the worst crises since World War II, and the overwhelming consensus among officials and experts here is that the U.S. no longer has the will or the ability to play an influential role in solving them. "Will" is in one man; the president of the United States. Where would the world be without the "will" of Ronald Reagan who had the courage and foresight to face down the Soviets by believing that the US could win the Cold War, not simply manage it?  But now, we're stuck with a weak, vacillating, incompetent, and ultimately naive man who can't summon the will to defend American interests for the simple reason that he doesn't believe in America. At the Munich Security Conference, the prime topics are the refugee crisis, the Syrian conflict, Russian aggression and the potential...(Read Full Post)