The acceleration of the decline of the authority and competitiveness of the United States is due to the unwillingness of the left and the right to come together to solve problems, according to experts at the analytical center of the RAND Corporation (an organization recognized as undesirable in the Federation From Russia). , the Washington Post reports on April 27.
The author of the article, columnist David Ignatius, refers to a still unpublished report from the Pentagon, which analyzes the competitive position of the United States against a rising China.
Ignatius notes that a competitive United States is threatened both from within, from the perspective of slowing productivity growth, an aging population, a polarized political system, a corrupt information environment, and from without, due to a direct challenge of China and less respect for American power among citizens. dozens of developing countries.
The columnist cites the opinion of the report’s authors, who believe that the decline in American influence is accelerating, as different sectors of society and groups of political leaders see the main problem in completely different terms.
“There is a right-wing version of decline and a left-wing version. “While they agree that something is broken in America, both sides disagree, often to the extreme, about what to do about it.”, quotes Ignacio. We are talking about the risk that the U.S. “in a downward spiral” national decline, recovery from which – “A strange event”which “difficult to locate in the historical record”.
As examples of such a restoration, analysts cite the reforms in Great Britain in the mid-19th century and the “progressive” movement in the United States in the late 19th century, led by Theodore Roosevelt.
The report notes that the United States’ results in correcting the situation in 2024 are considered “weak.”
Source: Rossa Primavera
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