The U.S.’s gradual withdrawal from its position of leadership on the world stage has allowed other ‘great powers’ to fill the void

Eastern Europe at Russia’s Mercy

by Eliot Bakker

The Obama administration’s constant stream of foreign policy blunders has seen the United States alienate old allies while cozying up with other countries whose motives seem, at the least, questionable. Nowhere is this pattern more clear than in Eastern Europe, where the United States has largely abandoned any attempt to maintain its influence, granting Russia free hand to impose its will on smaller European neighbors to an extent unseen since the Soviet era.

There is much reason to be content with the United States’ current retreat from the world stage. As our country recently stood on the brink of making the disastrous decision to enter the fray in Syria, many Americans rightly asked what business it is of ours what happens in a forgotten corner of the Middle East. Does the United States really have a responsibility to intervene in a bloody and complex civil war over 9,000 miles away? It is difficult to make the case that we do.

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