Grave Dancing over the Decline of American Influence
Source: http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2008/10/grave_dancing_over_the_decline.htmPosted on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 | In Russia
Contributed by: Robert Amsterdam (http://www.robertamsterdam.com/) -
In case you have been asleep over the past several months, the global financial crisis – yes, at this point I think we can call it a “meltdown” – has completely dominated the news cycle, overwhelming all coverage of an election campaign that many expected to feature a heavy dose of Russia discussion. In the midst of all this widespread economic suffering across the globe, we have begun to see a very ugly (and in my opinion, childish) schadenfreude emerge in various places from Caracas to Berlin to Moscow, where many high ranking officials and private sector leaders appear to be grave dancing over what they believe is the twilight of America’s dominance in international politics and finance.
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