The Saudis appear to have murdered a US resident (& a @washingtonpost contributor). The Chinese have arrested the head of INTERPOL. The Russians have used chem weapons on UK soil, etc.

The worst impulses of brutal regimes are coming fwd bc/ no one is standing up against them.

— Ned Price (@nedprice) October 7, 2018

This. These countries are responsible for their misdeeds. But the void created by Trump’s retreat from leadership compounded by his amorality has sent a message that they could act effectively unchallenged. https://t.co/iwGsfjtR8u

— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) October 7, 2018