The Soviet demise encouraged US political elites to construct a “unipolar” view of America’s global position and interest. This trend accelerated as the current Bush administration attempted to construct unilateral global hegemony out of the “War on Terror,” which provoked growing disquiet in “Old Europe.”
在苏联解体的鼓励下，美国政治精英对美国全球地位和利益的看法日益“单极化”。随着现任的布什政府试图借助“反恐战争”构筑单边全球霸权的努力步步推进，这样的单极化趋势加快了形成的步伐，同时也引发了“老欧洲”国家越来越深的忧虑。