Washington needs more holistic view of the world

A lot is happening as the world counts down to the anticipated meetings on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan between the US president and the leaders of countries with which his country is at or threatening a trade war.

Little appears to be in favor of those under threat of exorbitant US tariffs. They seemingly either give in to Washington's requests, or see harsher US tariffs befall their economies.

If hasty tweets do work as they are meant to, the G20 gathering near the end of June may witness a historic bumper harvest for Washington's trade bullying. That way, the planned G20 agenda may well end up on the sidelines of the US president's one-on-one meetings.