Nancy Brinker United States Ambassador
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We Must Choose Resolute Leaders
rom the early days of the Republic, elections in Amer- ica have been messy, fi lled with bombast, innuendo,
rank partisanship, and mudslinging. Democracy is not a practice for the
faint at heart, whether it involves can- didates or the voters themselves. As we witness the launch of numerous presidential campaigns this spring, we cannot allow a turbu- lent political environment to distract us from the prolifi c challenges that demand U.S. leadership. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall
and collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States has stood atop the world’s liberal order as the lone superpower. And while this aff orded us global
security and prosperity, it has also been a time in which we have faltered on more than one occasion. Competing national and interna-
tional concerns have upended our priorities and responsibilities. A loss of focus has left us relinquishing our international status and security on
several notable measures of power. Diplomatically, the United States
possesses a strong alliance system, yet we no longer possess the largest affi li- ate network of diplomatic posts in the world — we’re now second to China, which harbors outsized ambitions to be a rising global force. Technologically, American spend-
ing in research, biotechnology, and artifi cial intelligence is declining as India and China expand investments. In the wake of our withdrawal from Afghanistan, that country has become a safe-haven sanctuary for al-Qaida, ISIS, and other radical Muslim groups that have expressed an ongoing desire to attack the United States and Israel. Authoritarian regimes in Tehran,
Moscow, and Beijing are fl exing their geopolitical muscles with routine provocations and proxy battles. American sharp or “soft” power,
our ability to infl uence world aff airs through culture, education, and dem- ocratic values, is also in retreat with moves over the past decade that call into question our commitment to wel-
come legal immigrants and refugees, fi ght climate change, and overcome political dysfunction. The United States has the larg-
est economy in the world; however, even with returned growth following the COVID-19 pandemic, our gross domestic product remains on track to be eclipsed by China and India in the years ahead. Our long-standing, unsustainable
debt crisis further imperils entitle- ments and military spending. The resuscitation of a fair and sustainable trade agreement among Pacifi c nations on China’s periphery remains stalled. Under both the Trump and Biden administrations, America has wit- nessed commendable progress with respect to increased employment, pandemic burden sharing, Middle East peace agreements, and public awareness of the need to address dis- parities in healthcare and other soci- etal shortcomings. No party has a monopoly on good
ideas. What’s needed more than ever is purposeful, bipartisan leadership. In the months ahead, it’s incum-
bent upon every citizen to take the time to thoroughly research and vet each presidential candidate. We should demand nothing less
than transparency and candidness from them on their substantive plans for ensuring that American infl uence remains dominant. U.S. power projection in the world
Every voter should thoroughly research and vet each presidential candidate, says Nancy Brinker.
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is directly correlated with stability at home. To defi ne the 21st century as an
American century, it’s incumbent upon all of us to cut through the politi- cal noise to demand policy solutions that meet today’s challenges.
Nancy Brinker, founder of Susan G. Komen, the world’s largest breast cancer charity, served as U.S. ambassador to Hungary.
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