President-Elect Trump’s approach to world affairs was marked in a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal when the editorial page editor, Paul Gigot, asked if he would use force if the Communist Party chairman, Xi Jinping, decided to blockade Taiwan. “I wouldn’t have to, because he respects me and he knows I’m f—ing crazy,” Trump shot back. He has long banked on his unpredictability to scare opponents, which has served him well.