The closing message for nations taking part in President Biden’s two-day climate summit: Go forth and spend, making good on pledges for rapid transitions to cleaner vehicles, power grids and buildings to stave off the worst of global warming. https://t.co/Dx45HW1lfc

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 23, 2021

I realize that a common refrain around here is that the US is ending its run as a superpower, but our world doesn’t exactly work that way. Most countries in the world are not able to function truly independently, they just don’t have the resources. Very few do. That’s why, in the past, empires were formed. In our current world, there’s really only two countries that can do that, the US and China. And the rest of the world is going to choose one or the other that benefits them. Had Trump won a second term, I think China’s political stability would have lured in reluctant countries. But having Biden as president has given a lot of countries someone they would much rather deal with.