It has to be said that since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States, as the world's only superpower, has always played the role of "world policeman". Of course, it is in quotation marks, the so-called world police, that is, everyone is in charge, and they use force at every turn. However, with the development of the world today, the United States may feel more and more that this "world policeman" is not good to be a man.
This is evident from the recent situation.
Turbulent internal environment. In recent years, due to the political deterioration of political parties in the United States, the two main political parties have restrained each other and made each other stumbling block. We often see bills that are clearly good, but they can't be passed. Racial contradictions intensified, and the hostility between blacks and whites became more and more serious. "I can't breathe anymore", the black guy was kneeling to death by the white policeman. The black riots of the past two years have fully illustrated the problem. The gap between the rich and the poor has widened, and there is a serious difference in values. has been tearing American society apart.
The recent confrontation between Texas and the Union has completely uncovered the current state of American society. Texas was later added to the U.S. federal **, and like California, it was raised by a "stepmother". They have no sense of belonging to the federation itself, not to mention being treated differently all the time. The standoff was triggered by the issue of immigration. Biden wants to implement a loose immigration policy and remove barriers to entry.
But Texas is unwilling, and after a large number of immigrants pour into Texas, it will bring a lot of pressure to all aspects such as law and order. To put it bluntly, Texas is unwilling to share the fruits of development with these immigrants. There are currently 25 states that support the Texas decision, and the two sides are full of gunpowder and have the potential for a second civil war. If Texas is really going to be independent, that's interesting.
Let's look at the international environment. At present, the United States is still the number one military power. In the past two years, the Russian-Ukrainian war was first held, and the United States and NATO countries supported Ukraine in fighting Russia. I began to think that with the support of so many developed countries in the West, it would be okay to drag it down, not to mention defeating Russia. But in fact, Russia has neither been defeated nor collapsed in the war so far, and it is still fighting more and more fiercely. Recently Putin announced that Russia has become the largest economy in Europe.
In the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Israel wants to exterminate Hamas in Gaza. The Houthis were then involved in attacks on Israeli and American merchant ships in the Red Sea. Then the two sides went to war, and the United States did not take much advantage. Now I want a ceasefire, but it's not that simple. On January 28, U.S. troops deployed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border were attacked by drones, killing three U.S. soldiers and wounding dozens more. Needless to say, who carried out the attack. Now they are all actively attacking the US military base.
At present, the three US aircraft carrier formations are in the Asia-Pacific region, and the United States, Japan, and the ROK are conducting military exercises on a large scale. This is a platform for South Korea, but unfortunately it can't deter North Korea at all. The test launch of the missile is the test launch of the missile. The likelihood of a US move in the Asia-Pacific region is almost nil, because the risks are too great. Do not forget that there are two more great powers, albeit not superpowers, but absolutely enough.
There is a gap between the countries of the world and the United States, but the gap is not as big as the United States says. The world should value peace, abandon the zero-sum game, and face human problems together. The world is developing, and we should be open-minded, accept the changes in the world, and adapt to the changes in the world. Rather than holding the traditional idea of being self-supreme in the world.