The failure of American leadership in the coronavirus crisis
In the United States, the epidemic is hitting New York, Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans and Florida. This crisis risks accentuating the insular reflex developed by the Trump administration.
The wave of the Covid-19 epidemic hits the United States. It is hitting New York today, but Detroit
(Michigan), Chicago (Illinois), New Orleans (Louisiana) and part of Florida are already seeing the threat becoming clearer.
The United States will have to focus on itself in the coming weeks. The health crisis therefore risks accentuating the insular reflex developed over the past three years by the administration of Donald Trump, further excluding Washington from the role of metronome of an international order of which he has been, for decades, the main beneficiary.
The Republican President gave an illustration of this during his now daily press conference on March 25. A trivial question about the possibility of a ban on the export of medical equipment has fueled a virulent charge against the United States' allies, many of whom in Europe are grappling with the pandemic. "We make the best equipment in the world, and you have people like the European Union [EU], who don't take it, because they have specifications that don't allow our equipment to be imported (...). They have been playing against us for years, and no president has ever done anything about it, "he said.
"You know, we're talking about allies. They have taken advantage of us in many ways, financially and even militarily, ”he added. These rantings of the President of the United States are not new. That they are reiterated in the midst of such a global blast underscores the depth of their anchoring in Donald Trump's worldview.
In the United States, the epidemic is hitting New York, Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans and Florida. This crisis risks accentuating the insular reflex developed by the Trump administration.
The wave of the Covid-19 epidemic hits the United States. It is hitting New York today, but Detroit
(Michigan), Chicago (Illinois), New Orleans (Louisiana) and part of Florida are already seeing the threat becoming clearer.
The United States will have to focus on itself in the coming weeks. The health crisis therefore risks accentuating the insular reflex developed over the past three years by the administration of Donald Trump, further excluding Washington from the role of metronome of an international order of which he has been, for decades, the main beneficiary.
The Republican President gave an illustration of this during his now daily press conference on March 25. A trivial question about the possibility of a ban on the export of medical equipment has fueled a virulent charge against the United States' allies, many of whom in Europe are grappling with the pandemic. "We make the best equipment in the world, and you have people like the European Union [EU], who don't take it, because they have specifications that don't allow our equipment to be imported (...). They have been playing against us for years, and no president has ever done anything about it, "he said.
"You know, we're talking about allies. They have taken advantage of us in many ways, financially and even militarily, ”he added. These rantings of the President of the United States are not new. That they are reiterated in the midst of such a global blast underscores the depth of their anchoring in Donald Trump's worldview.
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