After years of unrivaled global leadership, the U.S. is in a state of 'strategic contraction.'
announced in October that includes the U.S., India, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates.
Like all periods of change, however, this transition comes with risks as China tests its new muscle, Russia maneuvers to regain lost ground and the U.S. comes to terms with a messy, contested world. Yet those who argue the U.S. is withdrawing from the world stage couldn't have it more wrong. Washington will remain a leading voice on key issues from climate change to nuclear proliferation. In a world that constantly demands our attention and engagement, U.S. isolationism isn't an option.What our partners see now is a less externally confident, more internally focused U.S.
In my travels through Europe and the Middle East over the past month, I was most struck by how many conversations began with questions about the health and direction of the U.S.'s democracy. The topic seems of greater concern to our partners than the rise of China's authoritarian state. "It said nothing good about the steadiness, reliability, or predictability of U.S. leadership," one Middle Eastern official told me. "Even the Taliban was surprised by how quickly it all unfolded."
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