global arenas, the rest of the world is moving on without washington. wittingly or not, donald trump seems to be hastening the arrival of a post american world. take one of his first major actions, pulling out of the transpacific partnership. this sweeping trade deal was an attempt to open long-closed markets like japan, but to create a grouping that could stand up to china's growing might in trade manners. the other 11 tpp countries decided to keep the deal minus washington, which simply means america will not gain access to those markets. japanese prime minister shinzo abe always sweet talks donald trump, but he quickly struck a free trade agreement with the european union giving opportunities to europe that might otherwise have gone to america. as is pointed out in the boom "the empty throne," if you