The need for Obama to address the region’s new realities early in his tenure has been underlined by the current financial crisis, which has made abundantly clear that the center of global economic power has shifted toward the East. It is also clear that the West’s future role will depend on how America manages this new distribution of power.
当前的金融危机突出了这一需要，也就是奥巴马应该在其任期内尽早处理该地区的新现实。这一金融危机十分清除地表明全球经济实力已经移向东方。还有一点也是清除的，那就是西方未来作用将会取决于美国如何处理这一新的势力分配。