Community | February 07, 2008 | 2 comments

Why the US election is crucial for the rest of the World

source: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/newsfocus/article.html?in_article_id=97735&in_page_id=65

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"Whether we like it or not, when America sneezes, the world catches a cold."

So begins this article that details why the US presidential election result will have a huge effect on other countries, not just America.
The author writes that in Britain, the US primaries have never been as popular and in the rest of Europe, anti-Bush sentiment has focussed attention on his potential successors. America's actions regarding climate change, Guantanamo Bay's closure, transatlantic trade and international values are also all points of discussion.

He goes on to say that the recent US sub-prime mortgage lending crisis sent global stock market values plummeting when economists predicted a US recession. As well as that, the America president controls the most powerful military in the world. Any decisions made about commanding the military into action have a huge effect on relations between the West and the Muslim world, and ergo, the terrorist threat faced by countries across Europe.

In a traditionally slightly right-leaning newspaper (the newspaper is owned by the same group that over see the right-winged Daily Mail) this is a fairly left-favouring article but, political bias aside, the points raised are certainly interesting to consider.
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2 comments // Why the US election is crucial for the rest of the World

  • HyperPepper
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      HyperPepper  

    • Isn't this already obvious? It's been that way 4 years now. Steadward, I will join U in your venture in the empty sea with your chicken!

    • 4 years ago
  • mattbrawn
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      mattbrawn  
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    • It's an interesting piece and offers seemingly resonable opinions on how the US Presidency, and how whoever may be chosen, will have an important role to play in Global diplomacy.

      I don't think this is necessarily a new viewpoint, there is no doubt that the US has had a dramatic effect on the rest of the world and it's political power has influenced many.

      I think it's down to a multitude of reasons, from more media coverage aimed at the young, the Iraq/Iran deployment of troops raising awareness and also the fact that you can't ignore the voting of a new leader in a country with one of, if not the, biggest armies in the world.

      What's your thoughts on how US elections could shape our future?

    • 4 years ago
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