The Absence of U.S. Leadership Makes The World More Dangerous Than Ever

There is more instability in the world today than at any time since the end of World War II. The U.S. has chosen this moment to become more passive in the world. The military and political disengagement of the U.S. has created a vacuum in the heart of the Middle East that has been exploited by the region’s most dangerous anti-American forces: totalitarian Sunni fanatics and the Islamic Republic of Iran.