If we really want to convince the world to take our side, we have to start by highlighting the main virtue of the Anglosphere - that despite all our faults we simply have more to offer than authoritarian dictatorships, writes Dr Sherry Sufi.
Some see it as the “clash of civilisations” foretold by the late Dr Samuel P. Huntington in 1993.To start with, the US has effectively banned foreign militaries, alliances and puppet regimes within its own sphere of influence since 1823.
You would think this would serve as a cautionary tale for the US and NATO, yet both are now growing their military presence on Russia and China’s doorsteps.They want their own Monroe Doctrine that lets them maintain security buffers. The British Empire took Hong Kong in 1841 and US meddling in the Chinese Civil War of 1927-1949 left mainland China divorced from Taiwan.air and naval bases in South Korea, Japan, the Philippines and Guam on China’s doorstep.With the exception of Dr John Mearsheimer, most commentators in the Anglosphere wouldn’t touch these narratives with a ten-foot pole.
Despite everything we say about China, 149 out of 193 countries have willingly embraced its Belt and Road Initiative.The minute we say Russia is a warmonger for invading Ukraine, they point to the American invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. We have divided narratives, a whitewash version and a black armband version but we love freedom of speech. We have divided citizens, the inner-city elites and regular folks in the suburban heartland but we love capitalism.If American ascendency is to be renewed, the old approach must change.
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