Romania Dodged a Bullet, But the West Is Still in Danger
>>The irony is suffocating: While the Romanian people ultimately made the right choice, the leadership of the United States—the very country that built and led the postwar liberal world order—was quietly rooting for the other side. From Hungary's Viktor Orbán to Vladimir Putin to the autocratic rulers of petrostates in the Gulf, [the US] President['s] affections clearly lie with strongmen and ideologues, not democrats or transatlantic institutions. It is hard to overstate what a reversal this is for America—the one-time anchor of the free world.<<
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