Today, from Iran to Darfur to Zimbabwe to Georgia, the world is witnessing the effects of a budding post-American world, and the picture does not look pretty. As much as we all value the rise of new powers like China and India, it remains to be seen whether these countries will become as benevolent a power as America, however flawed, has been over the past half-century.
如今，在达尔富尔、津巴布韦以及格鲁吉亚等世界各地，人们正在见证正在成形的后美国世界的影响，而这一景象并不十分好看。美国在过去五十年里无论有多少缺陷，但毕竟还是一个良性的强国。尽管我们重视中国和印度等新强国的兴起，但是，这些国家是否会像美国那样还有待观察。