It needs the US to guide it – with ingenuity, initiative, and stamina – in the direction of peace and prosperity. Obsessing about who might eventually replace America is bound to get us all lost.
国际秩序正处在十字路口。它需要美国拿出独创性、主动性和耐心来加以引导，才有可能实现和平和繁荣。沉湎于猜测哪些国家最终可能取代美国势必让我们都蒙受损失。