international institutions and try to establish global consensus. as i write in the current issue of foreign affairs the rule for extendling liberal hegemony seems simple, be more liberal and less hegemonic. trump administration seems intent on doing the opposite. the administration is acting to getting some short term gains and limited transactions with other countries. but in doing so through the misuse of its power, it is putting at risk the entire structure of the international system in which american power is so deeply embedded. it's a bad trade and one which all-americans will pay the price for in decades to come. for more go, to cnn.com/fareed and read my "washington post" column this week. let's get started. ♪