This may temporarily prove to the world that the US remains the globe’s primary military and economic power. Moreover, such unilateralism only adds to anti-Americanism amongst the nations of the world, with people feeling that the US cannot be trusted. The fact is that America’s desire to act as global policeman has played a major role in creating a more unstable world, including a more volatile Middle East, especially in the period following the Second World War. Washington under successive governments — particularly under Donald Trump’s watch — has come a long way from the Fourteen Points championed by Woodrow Wilson for world peace. However, this reckless unilateralism has created a more dangerous world, and unless there is a change of course, it will imperil American interests across continents as Washington’s foes decide to answer in the same coin.

Source: Libya Today January 05, 2020 01:52 UTC