Since its victory in the Cold War, America’s global hegemony has rested on three pillars: economic power, military might, and a vast capacity to export its popular culture. The recent emergence of additional powers – the European Union, China, India, and a Russia driven to recover its lost status – has eroded America’s capacity to shape events unilaterally.
自从赢得冷战以来，美国的全球性霸权依赖于三大支柱，即经济实力、军事力量及其输出大众文化的巨大能力。最近新的强权像欧盟、中国、印度以及力争恢复其失去的地位的俄国等的兴起已经侵蚀了美国单方面主宰世界事务的能力。