This really is a testament to the loss of American soft power.
The US stepping back and prioritizing corporate profits and short-term domestic political gain has really harmed them. George W. Bush’s administration did incredible damage, Trump effectively tripled that damage.
Couple that with China’s Belts-and-Roads initiatives and Russia’s bargain-bin-imperialism in the middle east and north Africa and you can see how we got here.
This really is a testament to the loss of American soft power.
The US stepping back and prioritizing corporate profits and short-term domestic political gain has really harmed them. George W. Bush’s administration did incredible damage, Trump effectively tripled that damage.
Couple that with China’s Belts-and-Roads initiatives and Russia’s bargain-bin-imperialism in the middle east and north Africa and you can see how we got here.