Reactive rescue

There's clearly a theme in play right now - something that links the behaviours of recent US decisions. That theme is a sense of reactive rescue rather than considered response. The US - and international governments - are all spending less time positioning for the future... more passion reacting to the mistakes and misadventures of the recent past. Call it 'panic', but don't called it misplaced fear.

The biggest challenge will be for the next President to focus forward while mopping up the failures of past strategies (or the absence thereof).

The biggest question will be if there's even time enough for such strategic planning. At least for now... there's clearly the energy to repair, then reset.