The Shield of the Americas could function ... as a kind of political franchise: a vehicle for exporting a brand of conservative politics to the South, with Washington’s blessing.
The Shield of the Americas could function ... as a kind of political franchise: a vehicle for exporting a brand of conservative politics to the South, with Washington’s blessing.
[I]f China can lead by example in helping to maintain or even reshape the international order, it will succeed in filling the void left by the United States.