America's flame burns on

As humanity tries to come to terms with the idea of Donald Trump being at the helm of the United States - the only superpower - the memorial service for Republican Senator John McCain in Washington on Saturday served as a reminder to the troubled planet that the eccentric president does not express modern America.

Trump obviously represents a significant proportion of the country's voters, particularly among the lower social strata, but in no way does he express the prevailing mentality of the deeply divided Republicans, nor, of course, of the majority of the population.

Political leaders and regular citizens all over the world are worried and frustrated by the US president's often erratic positions on a wide range of issues, from geopolitics to economic and social affairs. In Europe, this concern is fast turning to exasperation, as Trump treats the bloc - and says so...