The economic crisis arguably forced the new American rapprochement with China (the “emerging” power that has now emerged as the big winner from the world’s financial turmoil). But no such circumstance prompted the move to “re-set” relations with Russia, the journeys to mend fences with Latin America and Turkey, or efforts to reach out to Iran.
对奥巴马这个不平凡的美国总统来说，此番针对伊斯兰世界的戏剧性开场白只不过是一系列政策启动计划的最新一幕而已。虽然金融危机事实上已经迫使新政府与中国——这个“正在崛起”的世界强权早已一跃成为金融海啸的最大赢家——走得更近。但可没有类似的背景因素去推动美国“重整”与对俄关系，与拉美各国及土耳其重修旧好，或者与伊朗重新接触。因此上述行动都是经过深思熟虑的政策产物。