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The British newspaper (The Guardian) said that the longer the debate looming over the US capital, Washington, over the outcome of the presidential elections, the greater the collateral damage to the reputation of the United States worldwide, and the Miserable countries and peoples depend on the United States and its Western allies to fly the flag of democracy and freedom.
In an article by its international affairs editor, Simon Tisdale, the newspaper claimed that President Trump, by questioning the legitimacy of the elections, is sponsoring and issuing his instructions to undemocratic rogues around the world as authoritarian leaders, ultranationalists and right-wing populists are comfortable with what they perceive as a democratic “nervous breakdown” to which they are subjected. America.
He adds that not enough attention is being paid to how “constitutional chaos” in Washington affects the influence and leadership position of the United States, and the dangers that can result from last minute measures that Trump may take, such as punitive measures. unilateral against countries like Iran or Venezuela.
President Trump gave Netanyahu a “blanket mandate” to expand the settlements, according to the (European) newspaperAccelerated steps
In the Middle East region, the government of right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has in recent days accelerated the pace of settlement and demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, perhaps a prelude to the annexation of the Jordan Valley to Israeli sovereignty, a plan that Trump supports in principle.
The US president, through his “lopsided” peace plan, gave Netanyahu a blanket mandate to expand settlements and seize Palestinian land.
On the other hand, the president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, promised – the newspaper adds – to revive the two-state solution, but as the power struggle between the two parties in Washington continues, analysts warn that the Israeli leadership will continue to arbitrarily create “new facts on the ground” with Trump’s blessing.
In Africa, while Americans were busy counting and checking the number of votes, villagers in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province were counting their dead after Islamic State-affiliated extremists beheaded more than 50 people.
The escalation of the rebellion by these extremists in this predominantly Muslim and resource-rich region has displaced nearly 450,000 people and killed as many as 2,000, and the Mozambican government has called on Western countries to step in and help. , stressing that they cannot cope with the situation.
The newspaper claims that Trump, the “idiot” who falsely claimed last year that he “100% defeated the ISIS caliphate” believes the matter is over and has shown no interest in African countries, which he once described as “states. of misery. “
On the other hand, Biden pledged during his election campaign to continue the fight against ISIS, but it is not clear, according to the newspaper, if he is willing to look beyond Syria and Iraq and expand his country’s participation in the defeat of the extremist organizations with their new strongholds, on the borders of Mozambique and Tanzania and on the coast and west. Africa.
Another battleground for America’s current paralysis that has caused the loss of lives of defenseless civilians is Afghanistan, where Trump claimed that the war is on its way to an end while currently escalating.
A protester in Hong Kong waving the American flag in front of security forces (Reuters)Hong Kong
As for Hong Kong, China took advantage of the ambiguity in Washington to take an “opportunistic” measure last week to weaken the Legislative Council by expelling opposition leaders, which was a “strong warning” to US Democrats and Republicans over just as Beijing will not tolerate democratic ideas, openness and freedom of expression. There or anywhere else.
It seems that China’s leaders, the newspaper adds, have correctly estimated that the United States was so distracted by the “presidential drama” that it could not respond in a meaningful way.
And it highlights that the people of Taiwan also have real reasons for concern, as this “rebel” island is next on the reunification wish list set by Chinese President Xi Jinping, and no one can guarantee a US intervention that protects the nation. island if the Chinese decided to act in this direction.
As for Vladimir Putin’s Russia, it has become, like China, undoubtedly “enjoying” the state of turmoil the United States lives in, as it is trying to take full advantage of the status quo, as he and did. its Turkish partners last week by imposing a “peace agreement” that ended the war that has been raging for weeks between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno Karabakh.
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