Washington’s delicate dance
The chaos enveloping the Middle East looms so largely on the international landscape that it appears to eclipse other challenges like Europe’s growing sense of home-grown insecurity, Afghan uncertainty, climate perils, and Africa’s widespread economic woes.
Yet that is not all that is testing America’s global leadership in unprecedented ways. China’s rise as a major power with newfound economic and political clout also raises the double-edged prospect – of being a rivalling competitor or a cooperative partner for peace and stability.
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Source: Pakistan Today
