 That viral video of the leaders of Canada, France and the U.K. laughing about their U.S. counterpart at last week's NATO summit was vivid yet anecdotal evidence of what the rest of the world thinks of President Donald Trump. Now comes some hard data showing America's declining global reputation. Not only is the perception of the U.S. as a top ally fading, according to a new survey of 18 countries from the Pew Research Center, but more people see the U.S. as "posing the greatest threat" to them in the future. Even America's closest neighbors are losing faith in their U.S. alliance. The results also suggest that the U.S. is losing ground in perhaps its most important diplomatic challenge: the contest for influence and power with a rising China. Read the whole thing. The Case for Impeachment Grows Stronger — Jonathan Bernstein The FBI Inspector General's Report Has Bad News for Democrats, Too — Eli Lake Trump's Dud of a Deal Shows the Futility of Trade War — David Fickling The Dogs Ate SoftBank's Money — Matt Levine Why China Didn't Punish Trump for Standing With Hong Kong — Eli Lake Trump's Abuse of Power? Republicans Seem OK With It. — Jonathan Bernstein Hong Kong Is Fast Becoming an Also-Ran — Simon Cartledge The Legal Strategy Behind Keeping Impeachment Simple — Noah Feldman Economics Will Never Be the Same — Noah Smith This is the Weekend Edition of Bloomberg Opinion Today, a roundup of the 10 most popular stories Bloomberg Opinion published this week, based on web readership. | 
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