UK Media Laments ‘Calamitous Erosion’ of US Influence in 2021, Predicts Even More Gloomy 2022

Although the Washington establishment reined in 2021 with hopes that Joe Biden would clean up “America’s tarnished image abroad,” “rebuild alliances” frayed by Donald Trump and tackle US adversaries with renewed vigour, a string of problems, setbacks and outright disasters have dashed the dream of a continued US and Western global hegemony.