The world’s seeming obsession with the BRICS’ perceived rise and fall reflects a desire to identify the country or group of countries that would take over from the United States as global leader. But, in searching for the “next big thing,” the world ignores the fact that the US remains the only power capable of providing global leadership and ensuring some semblance of international order.
这里面有着更深层次的因素。世界对金砖国家起起落落的痴迷反映出想要找到哪个或哪些国家能取代美国成为全球领袖的愿望。但在搜索“明日之星”时，世界忽略了美国仍然是有能力领导世界并确保一定国际秩序的唯一强国。