"In the 1990s, the US had no competition in global affairs, and Americans supported the ideas of globalisation, alliances and spreading democracy. But today, many Americans prefer to isolate themselves from the rest of the world, and the West is becoming less democratic, argues Michael McFaul, the former US ambassador to Russia. McFaul tells host Steve Clemons that long-term prosperity and security won't be achieved if the US thinks it can act like cowboys and bully whoever we want."
"Former US diplomat Michael McFaul says US foreign policy is stuck between Cold War memories and America First.' In the 1990s, the US had no competition in global affairs, and Americans supported the ideas of globalisation, alliances and spreading democracy. But today, many Americans prefer to isolate themselves from the rest of the world, and the West is becoming less democratic, argues Michael McFaul, the former US ambassador to Russia."
US foreign policy is stuck between Cold War memories and America First. In the 1990s the United States faced little global competition and enjoyed strong domestic support for globalization, alliances, and spreading democracy. Many Americans now prefer isolation from the rest of the world, and Western democracies are showing democratic backsliding. Long-term prosperity and security cannot be secured by unilateral bullying or acting like 'cowboys.' When the United States behaves like other autocracies, it loses credibility as a model for other nations and undermines the global influence of democratic norms.
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