Stockholm said the United States cannot act as a “world gendarme”

BEIJING, Oct 8 – RIA Novosti. The United States cannot act as a “world gendarme”; it has no real strength to do so, Laura Saalman, a senior researcher at the Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), told RIA Novosti.

"I believe that relations between the United States and other countries are currently in the process of adjustment. Moreover, I think that this phenomenon is not unique to the Donald Trump administration, it existed under the administrations of Joe Biden and Barack Obama," Saalman said.

At the same time, she said, it should be recognized that Washington still has a leading position and voice, and US actions, good or bad, will have certain consequences.

In her opinion, US influence in the Asia-Pacific region remains, and its future strategy will be based on the concept of sharing the burden with other countries through alliances.

“The United States cannot act as a “world gendarme,” although many in China call it a “world gendarme,” they probably don’t have enough real forces for this, so these alliances are important,” Saalman said.

“If the United States is truly relying on its alliances and other allies to share the burden, I fear that the measures it is currently pursuing may not be consistent with that approach,” she said.

The analyst pointed out that the United States, for example, imposes duties and restrictions on all of its trading partners.

"If you really want to convince others to help you, you can't both suppress them or limit their development opportunities and then ask them for help," Saalman said.