Most of the world is leaning forward, slack-jawed, as US President Donald Trump begins his second term in the White House.

The mixture of showmanship and rage he has been threatening for months is finally being served, and it isn’t pretty, perhaps particularly if you have until now counted yourself a US ally...

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