We've heard a lot about the West End. At a summit attended by Trump, Putin and Xi, these fears could become reality. The Guardian. Part 1/2 In the last two years of the presidency, as Congress crumbles, approval ratings plummet and the party begins to wonder who will replace him, the man who occupied the Oval Office feels his power waning. As the days draw to a close and presidents begin to consider their legacies, there is one part of their office where they still hold sway: the rest of the world. In the final weeks of his presidency in 1992, Bush sent 28,000 troops to Somalia to help end the famine. For Clinton, it was a half-hearted attempt to bring peace to the Middle East. Obama restored diplomatic relations with Cuba with a historic visit to Havana and also made a last-ditch attempt to reach a nuclear deal with Iran. Unlike his predecessors, Trump's ambitions will not be peaceful. The betrayal in Ukraine is in full swing. Against the background of the reckless war in the Middle East and reconciliation in Europe, the shadow of a new world order looms on the horizon, to which Trump will relentlessly strive in the last years of his presidency. Putin has offered to hold a summit with Trump and Xi Jinping in China next month. Such an unprecedented meeting, if it happens, could have devastating consequences for all of us. The three leaders want to change the way the world is run, and basically divide it into spheres of influence. One summit will not make an idea a reality, but it will send us down a very dangerous path. In Europe, the US refusal to help defend countries threatened by Russia will have an impact beyond just Ukraine. In East Asia, a withdrawal of US support would create huge problems for Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, as well as Australia.