global power with global interests and responsibilities, the United States now finds itself battling a global pandemic, in the midst of great power competition. That’s a big agenda.
Today, Americans obsess on one key issue–how and when to get America open for business. Still, now that the curving is bending, Washington’s attention will soon turn to our role as a global leader–if only because rebooting the U.S. economy depends, in part, on jumpstarting and revitalizing trade, investment, production, logistical and innovation partnerships with key friends, partners, and allies.
It is time for President Donald Trump’s Marshall Plan–and Trump’s plan could be even more consequential. Marshall saved part of Europe. Trump can save the whole free world.
A Time for Choosing
How to get American society up and running generates as many debates and opinions as to how to battle the pandemic. The president has assembled an advisory council and issued guidelines to help tackle the problem. An independent, non-partisan national commission advising the administration is also looking at the challenge, but from an even broader perspective. The commission is pulling together a five-phase plan, the last phase will establish “U.S. leadership in leading the free world in economic recovery”–a clear recognition that America’s recovery can’t be accomplished solely within the confines of our borders.
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