lunes, febrero 11, 2008

Sebastian Mallaby - A Malaise Election - washingtonpost.com

Sebastian Mallaby - A Malaise Election - washingtonpost.com


"So the case for a foreign policy timeout seems plausible. Professor Kennedy's warning of imperial overstretch is not idle: The political gravity that prevents America from being the flawless hegemon for which internationalists yearn may be precisely what allows it to conserve its strength and persevere as a flawed hegemon. But there is one big trouble with the time-outers' argument. The moment the United States decides to take a break, the challenges it faces will get nastier."

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