PARIS – For some time now, a certain strategic vision has been gaining traction: the United States is becoming energy-independent, paving the way for its political retreat from the Middle East and justifying its strategic “pivot” toward Asia. This view seems intuitively correct, but is it?
巴黎—不久前，一种战略观点开始流行：美国这在变得能源独立，为其从中东的战略和撤退扫清道路，也为其战略“支点”移向亚洲造势。乍一看，这一观点无比正确。但真的如此吗？