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The political waning of America 美国在衰落吗? Unconvincing; 不足为信; Every Nation For Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World. By Ian Bremmer. 《独自为战：G零世界的赢家与败者》，作者伊恩布雷默 Brazil and Turkey, once reliable backers ofAmerica s geostrategic goals, conspicuously went their own way in 2010 when they sought tobroker a deal with Iran over its nuclear programme, even as America pushed for newsanctions. Their new-found assertiveness was a product of both their growing economicweight and America s diminished clout. 巴西和土耳其都曾经是美国地缘政治中可靠的盟友，但是2010年在美国已经对伊朗推行新的制裁政策时，这两个国家却追求以仲裁和和谈的形式让伊朗走出核危机，这标志着它们开始奉行相对独立的外交政策。这种新的魄力是它们经济增长的结果，也是美国影响力下降的结果。 This is an example of what is in store for the world, predicts Ian Bremmer in Every NationFor Itself. Countries like Brazil and Turkey want the status of a bigger global role. But theybalk at assuming the risks and burdens that global leadership entails. Ideally a web ofmultilateral institutions and laws would impose order and hold wayward countries in line. Butwith America unable to afford, or unwilling to exercise, global leadership, and China stillnot ready to assume its responsibilities, there is no one to enforce these rules. | 
