Goodbye, U.S. Foreign Policy

... And this is not due to some external factors, but because America’s foreign policy lacks persistence, tenacity, maturity and general international consensus now more than ever. This is not a witch-hunt as some would argue; this is the end of U.S. foreign policy we have known for the last 80 years. The rise of Russia, China and other less influential regional powers pushes the United States to either defend its dominance or step back. In other conditions, it could have been something else. Still, as long as there is no subjunctive mood in history, it is what it is ...