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US shaping new world order to save declining hegemony: Analyst

America’s new policy in building a new world order under President Donald Trump and curbing the growing power of Russia, China and Iran is an attempt by Washington to maintain the declining US hegemony, a political analyst in London says.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the announcement on Tuesday in Brussels, urging US allies to join Trump's efforts in building a “new liberal order” under US leadership.

In a speech in Brussels before a meeting of NATO defense ministers, Pompeo said Trump was reshaping the post-World War II system on the basis of sovereign states, not multilateral institutions.

Adam Garrie, a British author in London and managing editor of The Duran news website, said it was not surprising for the policy announcement by the Trump administration, saying it was part of the US government’s character to impose its hegemony on other nations.

“No one should be surprised when an American secretary of state threatens independent nations, whether big, medium or small, with sanctions, warfare and other kinds of threats,” Garrie told Press TV in a phone interview.

“There’s absolutely nothing novel in what he’s saying,” he added.“It’s simply America being America and there’s nothing more to it.”

During his speech in Brussels, the top US diplomat accused China, Iran, and Russia of violating numerous treaties and multistate agreements.

"Bad actors have exploited our lack of leadership for their own gain," Pompeo told a gathering of diplomats in the European capital.

While US criticism of China, Russia and Iran is not unusual, Pompeo also fired a salvo at America's allies across the Atlantic.

The former CIA chief and Congressman took a swipe at European critics who accuse the US of undermining global institutions, insisting Trump is restoring America's traditional leadership role.

There has been anger in Brussels at Washington's abrupt withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal - derided by Trump as a failure but still cherished by many in the EU as a major achievement of the bloc’s diplomacy.


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