In a recent speech, US President Barack Obama declared that the question is not whether the US will lead, but how it will lead. But, as creed, clan, culture, climate, and currency cause the world to become increasingly alienated from the US-centric international order, such declarations may be excessively optimistic.
美国总统奥巴马最近宣称，问题不在于美国是否会继续领导，而在于它如何继续领导。但是，信仰、种族、文化、气候和货币这五个因素，导致了现实世界与以美国为中心的国际秩序渐行渐远，奥巴马的这一言论可能过于乐观了。事实上，在即将到来的五位一体战争中，似乎没有人很确定应该跟随谁。