'As President Joe Biden makes his presidential debut at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, the question is not whether America wants to lead the world any longer, but whether it can.' Analysis by StCollinson
During his inaugural address, Biden promised that"we will not lead merely by the example of our power, but by the power of our example." But eight months on, that shining example is looking a little tarnished -- even as the US remains the indispensable anchor of Western democracy.
But it could cause chaos within weeks since Republicans are refusing to agree to raise the nation's borrowing limit, a crisis that could tip the US economy into default and the global economy into crisis. Biden's attempts to lead the world in the battle against climate change risk being undone not by Republicans but his own Democratic Party.
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