Americans have long seen their country as morally exceptional, but their exceptionalism actually comprises three distinct views. Whichever prevails in next year’s presidential election will have significant implications for ongoing conflicts in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
identifies three strands of the concept and their implications for US foreign policy after next year’s election.
With a likely rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the 2024 US presidential election, America and the rest of the world were heading into a perilous period even before the latest conflagration in the Middle East. Turmoil in the region will cloud the broader economic outlook – and could dim Biden’s chances.
worries global economic and political developments will put Donald Trump back in the White House.
Around the world, foreign-policy strategists are grappling with new international dynamics, from the Sino-American rivalry and ongoing hot wars to the broader breakdown in multilateral global governance. However, there is much debate about whether global power and alignments are truly shifting, and in what ways.
consider whether the world will become more multipolar or “non-aligned” in the new year.
内罗毕—肯尼亚3月份的总统大选火药味十足,结果也争议不休,这让获胜者肯雅塔(Uhuru Kenyatta)面临极大的考验:让这个饱受种族暴力和不信任摧残的国家团结起来。尽管这场选举到目前为止所伴随的暴力没有2007年的上一次选举那么激烈,但反对派候选人奥丁加(Raila Odinga)连续第二次败选再次激起了其支持者的恐慌——他们又一次被人设计而在权力之争中败北。
来自多数民族基库尤族的肯雅塔说,他希望弥合肯尼亚的分歧,这与其前任齐贝吉(Mwai Kibaki)的承诺异曲同工。起点很简单:整治国有部门普遍存在的腐败和裙带关系。
肯雅塔的父亲约莫·肯雅塔五十年前领导肯尼亚赢得了独立。在独立五十年之际,有必要反思肯尼亚所取得的成就和失败,特别是教育领域——该领域是经济机会和公共部门专业化的关键。
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