Cooperation a winning proposition for all

Just two weeks after the new US administration was sworn in and already some countries are lamenting that being Washington's adversary may be safer than being its ally, having had a bitter taste of "America first".

Although the tariffs on Canadian and Mexican exports to the United States have been put on hold after both neighbors vowed to retaliate in kind, they are a stern warning to all US allies and partners that when it comes to "America first", Washington will not hesitate to strong-arm anyone, even the European Union and the United Kingdom, in its endeavor to "Make America Great Again" .

Calling the EU's €300 billion ($312 billion) deficit with the US an "atrocity" on Sunday, the US president said tariffs on EU goods will "definitely happen".