The West’s failures in Iraq and Afghanistan, followed by the global economic crisis (which exposed severe structural weaknesses in the US and the EU that their democratic governments have been unable to resolve), accelerated this process.
Os falhanços do Ocidente no Iraque e Afeganistão, seguidos pela crise económica global (que expôs fraquezas estruturais severas nos EUA e na UE, que os seus governos democráticos têm sido incapazes de resolver), aceleraram o processo.