The president of the United States Barack Obama said that the rise of middle-class in countries such as Brazil and India signifies a New World order, and America has to be ready to respond to this competition.
"From Brazil to India, rising middle classes compete with our own, and governments seek a greater say in global forums. And even as developing nations embrace democracy and market economies, 24 hour news and pervasive social media makes it impossible to ignore sectarian conflicts, failing states and popular uprisings that might have received only passing notice a generation ago, "Obama said.
Addressing the US Military Academy in West Point, New York, he said: "It will be your generation's task to respond to this new world. The question we face - the question you will face - is not whether America will lead, but how we will lead, not just to secure our peace and prosperity, but also to extend peace and prosperity around the globe. "
The American president also spoke on a wide-range of foreign policy matters in which he answered his critics and especially pledged aid to Syria, which is experiencing a sectarian civil war.
"A critical focus of this effort will be the ongoing crisis in Syria. As frustrating as it is, there are no easy answers - no military solution that can eliminate the terrible suffering anytime soon. As President, I made a decision that we should not put American troops into the middle of this increasingly sectarian civil war, and I believe that is the right decision. But that does not mean we shouldn't help the Syrian people stand up against a dictator who bombs and starves his people. And in helping those who fight for the right of all Syrians to choose their own future, we also push back against the growing number of extremists who find safe-haven in the chaos. With the additional resources I'm announcing today, we will step up our efforts to support Syria's neighbors - Jordan and Lebanon; Turkey and Iraq - as they host refugees, and confront terrorists working across Syrian borders. I will work with Congress to ramp up support for those in the Syrian opposition who offer the best alternative to terrorists and a brutal dictator. And we will continue to coordinate with our friends and allies in Europe and the Arab World - to push for a political resolution of this crisis, and make sure that those countries, and not just the United States, are contributing their fair share of support to the Syrian people, "he said
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