LONDON – I have spent
my whole political life somewhere called “the West.” It was not
literally “west”: while its heartland was Western Europe and the United
States, it also included faraway countries like Australia and Japan.
Rather, it was a community that embraced shared hopes and values.
Reflecting America’s global leadership after World War II, the West was
protected by US hard power and shaped by US soft power. And it was the most peaceful and prosperous place in the world.
The West has long
provided the foundation for the global order – probably the most
successful such foundation ever created. Led by the US, the West built,
shaped, and championed international institutions, cooperative
arrangements, and common approaches to common problems. As it helped to
sustain peace and boost prosperity in much of the world, its approaches
and principles attracted millions of followers.
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