One challenge is the need to arrest the erosion of America’s relative power, which in turn requires comprehensive domestic renewal, including fiscal consolidation. But the need for spending cuts also raises the prospect that the US might be unable to finance a military shift toward the Asia-Pacific region – or, worse, that it will be forced to retrench there.
挑战之一是阻止美国相对实力的滑落，而这反过来需要全面的国内革新，包括财政整合。但削减支出的需要也让人感觉美国可能无法为其将军事重心转向亚太地区的转变融资，甚至可能被迫减弱这方面的支出。