Opinion: Is Donald Trump doing the world a favour by isolating the U.S.?

Loosening the American grip on global power could be an essential first step towards achieving a more just and balanced international order. United States President Donald Trump's tariffs against most of the world tanked stock markets, disrupted the U.S. bond market and destabilized the global economy. Trump has economically and politically threatened American allies, shattering the unity of the western world. But Trump's chaos may have inadvertently produced an opportunity to create a better world. Some western commentators argue that the U.S. has been a benevolent superpower. That may have been true for a small group of mostly western states…