Kina vann Irakkriget

Ständigt lika intressanta magasinet Foreign Policy har i sitt nästa nummer en special — vem vann Irakkriget? Ett av svaren är särskilt spännande: Kina:

The dramatic fall of American soft power from the post-Cold War high reached just after the Kosovo intervention has produced an international environment conducive to China as it projects its own rise as peaceful, benign, and even constructive.

Tidningen kommer sedan in på ett mycket intressant tema, som jag själv börjat fundera över mer och mer. Går vi nu in i en tid då USA isolerar sig från omvärlden? En tid som påminner om USA 1975-1990.

Unless there is a dramatic reversal of U.S. fortune in Iraq, its experience there will almost certainly reduce AmericansâÄ™ political will to engage militarily overseas. It raises the political threshold for the United States to help Taiwan defend itself against China. Such a prospect should help to deter Taiwan from making, from BeijingâÄ™s perspective, âÄœprovocativeâÄ? moves.

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