Instead, it considers every issue separately, unsure about how to balance its role as a global power with its commitment to liberal values, and led by a president who apparently believes that soaring rhetoric is a substitute for strategic thinking. There should be no illusion: The interim agreement with Iran is a resounding triumph for Putin, not for Obama and US Secretary of State John Kerry.
现任美国政府缺少俄总统弗拉基米尔·普京拥有的那种宏大战略。相反，它以孤立的方式看待问题，并且因显然认为可以用慷慨陈词来取代战略思考的总统的领导，不知如何在全球大国形象和献身自由价值之间取得平衡。这个问题决不能搞错：与伊朗签订临时协议大获全胜的不是奥巴马和美国国务卿克里，而是普京。