American singularity is a mainstream view on foreign policy, especially the war on terror, readily embraced by both wings of the ruling party, Dems and GOP alike. The thing that the GOP misses is that the fight against global warming is the new keystone of international relations.

The Paris Accords are as important as the Peace of Westphalia, the Treaty of Vienna, the Berlin Conferences, Versailles, Yalta etc. To not see this is to not see reality.   Climate change is shaping politics and diplomacy more than just about anything, including ISIS and terrorism.