As US election nears, the globe watches (very) intently

In Britain, just setting out on an uncertain path outside the European Union, the "special relationship" between London and Washington is more important than ever, suggests Ian Bond, foreign policy analyst at the Centre for European Reform in London.

"Having good, reliable, steady allies able to offer sensible advice is going to be enormously important to the UK in the coming years," he says. "Trump is just not that man; his views are erratic and incoherent."