Nigeria, March 27 -- The smokescreen of liberalism or defence of freedom in US foreign policy is being systematically cleared. 'We're all authoritarians now', Chinese politicians would be saying. Trump's attack on liberal internationalism rolls on aggressively. His sledge hammer is falling indiscriminately on international organisations, humanitarian initiatives, and US propaganda outfits without regard for the long-term effects on the US' position in the world.

I've never been a fan of the VOA's news broadcasts. The few times I listened to VOA news when I was growing up, I couldn't distinguish it from Soviet and Chinese propaganda. It lacked the subtlety of the BBC, which also promotes British interests but in less brazenly ideological ...