The United States has all the hallmarks of a bipolar disorder and has even distrusted its allies; And this is the first sign of the fall of a superpower.
Oriental World Service -"The world breathed a sigh of relief after Joe Biden took office as President of the United States. Donald Trump's presidency is finally over, and Washington will soon become the "wise actor" and "world leader." "Trump's horrific policies and Washington's misbehavior with its allies are reversed and everything is back to normal."
These may be initial assumptions about the current state of America and the world, but will the pre-Trump world really be the same as the post-Trump world? Was the former president just an anomalous and unique element in American politics that was unprecedented and will not be repeated later? American website "Tom Dispatch," the report titled "The world of Biden welcomed, but with caution [1] " is to answer this question. Perhaps a better title for this report, a title that the American magazine "The Nation" in Baznshr Tom Dispatch reports it has used the "American model Mtzlzltr than ever [2] ". What follows is a summary of the highlights of Tom Dispatch's report by John Feffer, director of the Foreign Policy In Focus think tank . Also previous interviewsMashreq Ba Fafar can be read from the following links:
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America: A country with bipolar disorder
The nightmare is over. The defeated monster crawled to Marlago [ or Mar-e-Lago, Donald Trump's current mansion and residence in Florida] to lick his wounds. Heroes are also working hard to make up for the damage. As the United States returns to the international stage, the world breathes a sigh of relief.
An Iranian citizen is reading the newspaper Sunday, November 9, 2016, in Tehran, the first news of which is dedicated to the US elections; Many people in the world like to believe that America will start a new chapter of politics with Joe Biden (+)
Biden is the narrative that defines at least the new government [4] . "Linda Thomas-Greenfield [5] " Biden government candidate for office to represent America at the United Nations shortly after the elections [President of America said: "America is back; Multilateralism is back; Diplomacy has returned [6] . " According to this narrative, "Redemption", "Atlas [7] " The world [in Greek mythology, "Atlas" Titans the earth and the heavens on his shoulders carry the] four-year terms of office of Donald Trump, from under his shoulder emptied , But is now ready to take on the responsibilities of world leadership again.
But do not believe this story. The vast majority of the rest of the world is clearly nauseous at the thought of trying to sit on America's shoulders; Because who knows that Atlas will not shrug again this time? After all, how do you know Atlas was responsible from the beginning?
Over the past few decades, the United States has shown all the characteristics of a country suffering from a serious personality disorder; Extremely severe bipolar disorder. It shifted from the privileged multilateralism of the Bill Clinton era to the hostile and armed unilateralism of George W. Bush; And after resurfacing to the centralist internationalism of Barack Obama (who, of course, was still overly armed), he and Donald Trump made the toughest possible turn to the "land of the maga" [referring to Donald Trump's propaganda slogan "Re-elevate America ]. 8] , which is abbreviated as "Maga [9] " - MAGA- It is written "]. In the last of these Mkvssazyhay Joe Biden's foreign policy is now being prepared to America's version of the "new and improved" global liberalism of Obama returned (with a touch of anti-Chinese [10] ).
A TV show in a shopping mall in Beijing, China, broadcasting a report on the inauguration of new US President Joe Biden; Relations with China in the Biden administration are expected to be better than the Trump administration, but not as well as the Obama administration (+)
Americans are now fully aware of these side effects of 21st century democracy. More than once we have read the small descriptions on the can [of this complicated medicine ] and become accustomed to the unfortunate consequences of our civil religion [and our political traditions]. However, most countries in the world are not accustomed to such fluctuations. The Kim dynasty has ruled North Korea since day one, and China has, over the past 30 years, turned to its predictable version of the Leninist market; For example, democracies such as Russia and Turkey have had stable leadership for two decades, and a truly democratic country like Germany has not changed its prime minister for fifteen years. But now neither the Democrats nor Dictators do not know what America is today the doctor Jekyll or Mr. Hyde [12] .
Nobody knows if America is going to be Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde today (+)
How does Biden follow in Trump's footsteps?
In appearance, the international community has generally welcomed the new US administration, if only for the end of the Donald Trump era. Biden was clearly an international minority in the recent US presidential election, and his popularity has grown since the election [13] ; Probably except in Russia and China. Nevertheless, under the skin of this reception, the world is hesitant; Like a lover who has been touched many times. Individuals around the world have become so engrossed in their relationship with the United States that they are no longer willing to return to this relationship not only without consideration, but also without the right to divorce. As "Jens Stoltenberg" NATO Secretary-General, with the usual literature Kvchknmayanhy said, "Trust between Europe and America will be restored [14] ."
A billboard in support of Joe Biden, the then US presidential candidate, in Berlin; US popularity among adults in Germany has risen 29 percent since Biden won the election (+)
This kind of distrust shows the result of turning a country into an unreliable superpower. While the Biden administration is engaged in "better reconstruction [than before]" [referring to Biden's campaign slogan [15] ], both US allies and enemies are easing the situation; Knowing that the United States is too unpredictable to seek political investment in him. Even in those cases where it is entirely predictable (such as military astronomical costs or the stubborn persistence of self-exclusion), it is no longer considered a credible global actor for peace and prosperity.
The Biden administration does not seem to notice at all the international community's skepticism about the US repeating its past mistakes. "We can make the United States a leading force in advancing the good of the world again," the new president said in his inaugural address. "We will lead not only by being a role model, but also by being a role model [16] ." The Biden administration seems to believe in the concept of "irreplaceability of the United States" as much as Madeleine Albright, the former Secretary of State who used the term in 1998, did. "We have to use force because we are the United States," Albright said at the time . We stand [above all]; We see the future better than other countries; And we see danger we all face [17] . "
However, especially after the ridiculous period of Trump's presidency, the position of this irreplaceable country in the eyes of the world has declined immensely. Other countries are now standing above the United States and seeing a better future than Washington in response to crises such as Covid-19 and a warmer planet. What is even more frightening is that the danger that these countries see in the future is wrapped up in the American flag [and they see the United States not only as a factor in overcoming this danger, but as a factor in creating that danger].
A Trump supporter and protester protesting the US presidential election with flags and weapons in front of the Arizona State Capitol on Biden's day; In the post-Trump era, countries around the world see the United States as a country whose not only shield is not against threats, but is itself a threat to the world (+)
Inverting the inverted
Donald Trump did not need a new administration to reverse his policies; He himself was quite capable of reversing his own policies; That too several times. For example, before he became president, he said that NATO was "obsolete"; It was not until a few months after his presidency that he changed his mind [18] ; A year later, pulling out of the coalition spoke perfect America [19] ; And 2020 bid to join the Middle East [20] . Trump had the same mood about North Korea and China.
Biden has already taken a more coherent approach to reversing Trump's policies; For example, with the return of the United States to the World Health Organization, the Paris Climate Agreement, the repeal of Trump's immigration policies, including a ban on Muslims traveling to the United States, a cut in funding for the border wall with Mexico, and a halt to the Trump administration's anti-environmental measures. In addition, Biden team hopes to return as soon as possible to deal with Iran, arms control negotiations with Russia to revive and trade sanctions against China to at least reduce [21] . That's all well and good, but how do you know if the next White House tenant will reverse Biden's move to reverse Trump's move to reverse Obama's move?
So far, the Biden administration's policy on the nuclear deal has not been significantly different from that of the Trump administration (+)
Moreover, after Biden's honeymoon ends with his executive orders [which will use the presidency to reverse many of Trump's policies], a threat emerges: Congress. It is true that the Democratic Party has a majority in both houses [of the House and Senate], but this is a small majority. Democrats, as they do not have an overwhelming majority in the Senate to prevent "delays" [22] , are likely to face a major obstacle to any lasting change in key aspects of foreign policy in a peaceful and cooperative way; Even if the government should be committed to moving in that direction at all. Republicans already hope to delay US return to Iran nuclear deal [23], Prevent Washington from participating in international plans to resolve the climate crisis, and maintain pressure on China and Russia.
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How will Biden's policies on Iran differ from Trump's policies?
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What Americans see as an internal party game is, in the eyes of the rest of the world, the image of a paralyzed country unable to make decisive decisions on international issues. This political stalemate may get worse. After all, Trump's supporters are quite active, both in Congress and in the Red [Republican] states. If Biden's White House policies on the economy or the epidemic do not go well, the Trumpists may regain control of one or both houses in the 2022 midterm elections. Worse is the element of extremism in America. The events of January 6 [and the attack on the US Congress - more details ] shocked the world [24] and showed that American lunatics are no longer content to remain merely on the margins of politics.Creating political deadlocks by the Republican Party is one thing; But the fear that the United States will enter a "second civil war" is another matter. And no common sense invests in a country with this situation.
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America: Always on the move
When Joe Biden says, "We will lead not only by being a role model, but by being a role model," it is not very clear what he means. Does it mean American economic innovation (for example, in the case of iPhones and electric cars) or astonishing economic inequality in the country with the highest number of billionaires on the planet, [25] but one in eight citizens is hungry [26] ? Does it mean a country that presents itself as an experienced mediator in resolving conflicts, or a country whose military budget alone is more than the sum of the budgets of the next ten countries ? [27] Does it mean a country where the "Statue of Liberty" is erected and welcomes the "homeless" and the "fallen", or a country that routinely separates their families during mass deportations?
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›› overnight transfer of immigrant children in the United States from orphanages to the Texas deserts
›› German network documentary about the life of American homeless people + film with Persian subtitles
The shift in the US tone from the Trump administration to the new Biden era has certainly been far-fetched, leading many allies to hope that the US election has injected the necessary dose of shock therapy to restore Washington's sanity. Many Americans (and American friends abroad) like to believe that Trump's presidency was merely a bizarre deviation from the standard. At the same time, these people have a hidden suspicion in their hearts: the suspicion that extremism is on the rise in the United States is becoming a new norm, and events such as the January 6 uprising have merely destroyed what remains of the country's synapses. he does.
"Ashley Babbitt" American protester who was shot by security forces in the Congress building (+)
The insurgency may have ruined the chances of Donald Trump being re-elected in 2024, or even created a deadly rift in the Republican Party as to whether or not Trump would actually form a third party as he threatened, [28] but swing has long been one of the fixed elements in the political climate in the United States: the grapple representatives [29] on the floor of Congress [30] in the nineteenth century, to "Barry Goldwater [31] " and "Newt Gingrich [32] " of the twentieth century [that They strengthened the Conservative faction and the Republican Party in the United States]. All resistance "Tea Party [33] " militant nationalists believe in white supremacy, and "K [34] " against America becoming a truly multicultural country, the American extremism is kept alive.
If these forces regain power or even mobilize enough to destroy the minimalist ideals of the Biden administration, then the American "model" will become the model that the world is trying to avoid at all costs. Political instability will become another compelling reason (after the Covid-19 epidemic subsided) to quarantine the United States [and its international isolation]. And last but not least, the unreliability of Washington as a global partner could be an early sign of the inevitable collapse of the American superpower into a mire of discord, decay, and insanity.
[17] Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright - Interview on NBC-TV "The Today Show" with Matt Lauer Link
[24] 'Assault on Democracy.' How the World Responded to a Pro-Trump Mob Storming the US Capitol Link
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