Americans have long seen their country as morally exceptional, but their exceptionalism actually comprises three distinct views. Whichever prevails in next year’s presidential election will have significant implications for ongoing conflicts in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
identifies three strands of the concept and their implications for US foreign policy after next year’s election.
With a likely rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the 2024 US presidential election, America and the rest of the world were heading into a perilous period even before the latest conflagration in the Middle East. Turmoil in the region will cloud the broader economic outlook – and could dim Biden’s chances.
worries global economic and political developments will put Donald Trump back in the White House.
Around the world, foreign-policy strategists are grappling with new international dynamics, from the Sino-American rivalry and ongoing hot wars to the broader breakdown in multilateral global governance. However, there is much debate about whether global power and alignments are truly shifting, and in what ways.
consider whether the world will become more multipolar or “non-aligned” in the new year.
巴黎/迈阿密——7月29日,是危地马拉记者若泽·鲁本·萨莫拉被捕一周年纪念日。作为报纸elPeriódico的创始人兼编辑,萨莫拉耗时数十年揭露政治腐败,后因捏造的洗钱指控而被捕入狱。今年6月,他被判处6年监禁,但检方坚持应判处40年刑期,并预计会因此而提出上诉。检察官表示,更为严厉的惩罚可以补偿那些因萨莫拉及其刊物而“名誉和声誉”受损者的损失。但吓阻其他记者追随萨莫拉的脚步才是他们真正的目的。
检方指控萨莫拉企图进行等值38,000美元的洗钱操作,他接收这笔捐款的目的是作为 elPeriódico的运营经费。1996年,萨莫拉创办了这家报纸,在历经近20年的威胁、恐吓、专制司法程序及网络攻击后,被迫于今年5月停止运营。除萨莫拉外,与该报相关的其他九名记者也被指控妨碍司法公正。出于担心自身安全,他们中的多数人已经逃离出国。萨莫拉的两名律师也被逮捕并以提交非法证据罪而被指控。
今年5月,当无国界记者组织(RSF)派代表设法探访被监禁的萨莫拉时,这位66岁的出版从业者身体和心理看似都十分虚弱。由于被关在一间完全与世隔绝、每天仅有一小时光照的10平米牢房里,他已经减掉了16公斤(合35磅)的体重。在经受了从睡眠不足到牢房虫害等几次身心折磨后,他只相信储存在冰箱里的家人在探视期间所带来的食物。但萨莫拉的妻子和孩子担心可能被捕,因此逃离了危地马拉。
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