{"id":1897,"date":"2017-07-26T14:59:48","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T12:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/en\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=1897"},"modified":"2017-08-04T15:58:08","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T13:58:08","slug":"americas-new-place-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/en\/portfolio-articoli\/americas-new-place-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"America&#8217;s new place in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize'  ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-av_slideshow_full-4f3ef5c0d0c5e5a45e27d5f99336c2be avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1' 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today.<\/p>\n<p>The Chamber (NUSACC) is America\u2019s longest serving organization dedicated to U.S.-Arab business and is widely regarded as the voice of American business in the 22 Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).\u00a0 The Chamber is an independent, nonpartisan entity that serves more than 25,000 stakeholders and member companies.<\/p>\n<p>NUSACC is the only business entity in the United States that is officially recognized by the League of Arab States and the Union of Arab Chambers of Commerce.\u00a0 One year ago, in recognition of NUSACC\u2019s contributions, the Chamber received the prestigious \u201cE Award\u201d for Export Service from the President of the United States, the highest recognition that any U.S. entity may receive for supporting export activity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_two_third-d0db17485f35d373d2c7ac8d776048ba\">\n#top 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New Place in the World: A View from Washington.\u201d\u00a0 What was your message that night?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I suggested that the LCTA should expect to see changes in the traditional role that the United States has played as leader of the global community.\u00a0 President Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cAmerica First\u201d policy is focused on the national interests of the United States, narrowly defined.\u00a0 This perspective is consistent with a famous quote by Lord Palmerston in 1848, who posited that nations have no permanent friends or permanent allies, only permanent interests.<\/p>\n<p>In a nutshell, President Trump is redefining America\u2019s interests.\u00a0 In my opinion, he is making it clear that the world should no longer look to the United States to take the lead on such global issues as free trade, climate change, human rights, peacekeeping, the fight against diseases, and perhaps even security.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><strong>What are the implications of this?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>An ancient Chinese proverb says, \u201cWatch what you wish for, because you might just get it.\u201d\u00a0 In other words, President Trump may be successful in redefining America\u2019s position on these global issues, but the USA\u2019s shrinking role may well have unintended consequences.\u00a0 For example, the President\u2019s decisions to abandon the Trans-Pacific Partnership and to withdraw from the Paris climate accord have opened the door to China to assume leadership positions on both of these issues.\u00a0 Personally, I\u2019m not convinced that letting China define these critical global issues is in the best interests of the United States or Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Aristotle is associated with <em>horror vacui<\/em>, the concept that nature abhors a vacuum.\u00a0 In recent years, the USA has had some experience with this, most notably in the Syrian tragedy.\u00a0 By \u201cleading from the rear,\u201d the Obama Administration effectively invited Russia to become a major player in the Middle East, a decision that will have foreign policy reverberations for decades to come.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>On the other side of the coin, making <em>bold<\/em> moves can also have unintended consequences, right?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>That\u2019s absolutely right.\u00a0 A good example of this is the proposed travel ban on certain Muslim countries. \u00a0I understand the security reasons for this, of course, but the ban is also having a \u2018chilling\u2019 effect on tourism, education, health care, and other American sectors that depend heavily on visitors coming from around the world, including the MENA region.<\/p>\n<p>As I suggested in my LCTA speech, this travel ban and the immigration debate are striking a nerve in the United States because they fly in the face of a national ethos: that everybody deserves a chance to realize their dreams in America.\u00a0 Ninety-eight percent of Americans owe their presence in the USA to immigration, which gave their ancestors an opportunity to start their lives all over again in the New World.\u00a0 America was built on the strength of its ethnic communities, including Muslims, which is an important part of what Made America Great in the first place.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Any final comments for our readers?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I was very honored to speak to the LCTA, and I want to thank my longtime friend, LCTA President Tom Patrick, for that opportunity.\u00a0 Next time I come to 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