Immanuel Wallerstein, één van de boegbeelden van de wereld-systeem analyse, wijdt z'n 245ste tweewekelijkse Commentary aan "Obama's Victory - Fear and Hope"

Wat deed Obama winnen en wat zal hij nu doen? En wat kan hij doen? Want:

"there are two situations, the two biggest, that are largely beyond his control - the transformed geopolitics of the world-system, and the catastrophic world economic situation. (...)

Can Obama accept the fact that the United States is no longer the world's leader, merely a partner with other power centers? And, even if he can, can he somehow get the American people to accept this new reality? (...)

As for the depression, it will no doubt have to play out its course. Obama, like all the other major leaders in the world, is a captain on a very stormy sea, and can do relatively little more than try to keep his ship from sinking altogether."

Toch kan Obama op bepaalde vlakken een verschil maken - in de VS zelf.

Lees het stuk op http://www.binghamton.edu/fbc/245en.htm

Van Wallerstein vind je op deze site ook nog deze analyse van de economische depressie.