Capitol, like Donald Trump's last attack on U.S. alliances

From Ivan Krastev

Donald Trump He promised to force her.T # The world to respect #T kWas Fear America.

Eventually, he did not reach either. He is They made fun of America and its democracy. No one can blame Russian, Chinese or Iranian leaders, why they thoroughly enjoyed what they saw on January 6th, when one President-incited mob attacked Capitol.

The scene looked like something similar to a “multicolored revolution”, like protests in Ukraine and Georgia that knocked down their governments, and scared off many authoritarians. Others. Angry citizens urged by media Social, were protesting what they see as a wakeiFuck it.I manipulated, and they were calling for democracy, holding the American flag.

The only difference was that this time it was in the name of not one Opposition candidate, but incumbent president who protested against “the election population”, and violent acts occurred in the heart of United States of America.

There's been a lot. Comments and analysis on the impact of the uprising. Trumpit on American democracy. We can only do it Hopefully the attack on Congress was the battleCivil War final, not the beginning of a new war.

German Chancellor of the 19th century, Otto Late BismarkHe often said that God has reserved a special fate for fools, drunkards, and the United States of America”. If he was right, we have reason to believe America will manage to overcome its current crisis.

But in the meantime, what's going on? Mob attack on Capitol, and the growing prospect of starting procNew guilt match TrumpEven though he has a few days left. in power, they have highlighted not just a crisis Democracy American but a crisis of American power.

Besides Washington's monument failure to respond well to the pandemic of Coronervius, inexplicable failure to enforce the law to prevent protesters fromCapton CapitolnIt makes America look dysfunctional and weak in the eyes of enemies Her, and not reliable for her allies.

Moreover, this event has occurred only a few weeks after the humiliation of America's cyber defence by attack. Internet Russian to at least 10 federal agencies. Americans will get there soon. a new president, but they won't have a new seat. The President's Four Years Trump will continue to echo around the world, and no matter how thirsty the elected president is Joe BHimden To change the situation.

This kind of heritage will affect the new administration's over2 major priorities, on foreign policy: on its hope of building an effective coalition of liberal order democracies, and its efforts to build a joint American-European response to the growth of China and its authoritarian allies.

It is said that God Biden He is planning to collect a <x0sam of democracies” at the start of his mandate. But how can the new US legitimate administration restore the country's role as leader of the free world, when its own democratic system is in a critical situation?

Should I? must cold on a summit like this Trump, Like political leaders like Rexhep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Zair Bolsonaro Brazil? Or is it that the invite to them is ever in doubt?rSupposed to be some kind of new legitimacy of these leadersWIs it authoritarian?

But if Washington wants to continue to Keeps such governments outside the club of democratic countries, will this not be a gift to Russia and China, which are trying to build their own club? Jack SullivanWhich, Biden It's her name.Wgratified as His security adviser national, has made it clear that he sees the construction of a trans-Atlantic co-ordinated policy towards China as the main pillar of new administration in relation to Political external.

Just a week ago, many European leaders tried to agree with God Sullivan, that only by working together Europe and America can strengthen their response to China and its authoritarian allies. But how realistic is this approach now?

I think in the current circumstances, it could be more problematic than well-intended members of God's foreign policy team can assume Biden.

And that's because Europeans are blind to the hegemonistic ambitions of China, or because they've been fascinated by its great data authoritarianism. And Because German business views the Chinese market as a great opportunity, or because foreign policy European Union is especially of Curve Avoid the risks.

A Study Ordered by the Council European for Foreign Relations, in the weeks following U.S. elections, which will be published on God's inauguration day. Biden in office, reveals most Europeans are sceptical that the new American president will arrive i nRestore America's global leadership.

A majority of citizens in every European country say convinced that over 10 yearsNext, China will reach The United States as a global leader. Even more disturbing is The fact that one Most Germans believe that after the election Donald Trump President, Americans can no longer be named reliable and trusted allies So predictable.

So, the pro-tour attack.Trump To Congress, it was the most effective attack on American alliances.

Bill Clinton said once that the American main task will be “building a world in which we will want to live even when we will no longer be the world's only superpower”. Save Biden Entering the White House, the United States is no longer the only superpower of the world.

Unfortunately, the world in which he will govern - characterized by the increasing authoritarian powers and the spread of nationalism and inequality - is not one in which American or European citizens will prefer to live.

During the past century, the power of America has also represented the power of democracy. Now in the Days After the Attack on Capitol, democratic leaders in Europe can no longer take for granted the resistance of American democracy, nor the power of global influence of America. /

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