PARIS – The demise of the Roman Empire resulted from a combination of strategic overreach and excessive delegation of security responsibilities to newcomers. Without making undue comparisons, the question for the United States today is whether it can remain the world’s leading power while delegating to others or to technological tools the task of protecting its global influence.
巴黎—罗马帝国的崩溃的原因是过度的战略延伸和将过多的安全责任委托给新来者。一个并不过分的比较是，如今美国所面临的问题是是否能在将保护其全球影响力的责任委托给他人或技术工具的情况下维持其世界领先的实力。