The Biden administration will be remembered for creating the conditions for the return of a devastating war in the heart of Europe, its unconditional support for Israel, and, last but not least, for escalating the economic war with China. The Doomsday Clock, managed by atomic scientists and symbolically counting the time separating us from nuclear apocalypse midnight, has moved from 100 to 90 seconds since Biden’s inauguration. Climate catastrophe is advancing inexorably; the United States has increased oil and gas production. However, the most critical front remains Ukraine, where two nuclear powers face off. The war, provoked by NATO’s eastward expansion—as is now evident to everyone—appears to be entering its final stage. The Trump administration will have to manage an epic defeat, this time not against an asymmetric enemy like in Vietnam or Afghanistan, but against a major power.
Continue reading Even before Trump, the world had rejected U.S. unipolarism