The much-vaunted “liberal order” policed by the US was a product of World War II and the Cold War.... As a result, the Free World, in Western Europe and East Asia, became a US dependency. This cannot go on forever. Indeed, the arrangements are already fraying. But then comes the old imperial paradox. The longer others remain dependent on the US, the less capable they will be of taking care of their own affairs, including their security. And, like an authoritarian parent, the US itself, despite its admonitions to its allies to pull their weight, is often loath to let go of its increasingly unruly dependents... ..US indispensible to the world Or the world indispensible to US capitalism?
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:17:40 +0000