By the historic standards of the world’s oldest debating society, it was a subdued affair.
The formal motion was, “This House Welcomes the End of American Hegemony.” But it could have been reworded easily, “Will the Inauguration of Donald Trump Mark the End of America’s Global Leadership?”
That was the question at the heart of what was debated Thursday on the eve of Trump’s swearing in as America’s 45th president by students at the Cambridge Union. The motion wasn’t carried, but there were no ringing endorsements of the new U.S. president — even by those arguing American global leadership has many …read more
Source: Voice of America
