Richard Haas: The biggest threat to global security is inside the US

The American head of the Council on Foreign Relations think tank said the US threat to world security is greater than the threat of climate change, terrorism, food insecurity and a pandemic.Richard Haas, in his recent statements before leaving office after two decades, expressed concern about the collapse of the US political system and added: “At present, the internal threat in America is greater than the external threats. world, the United States has become a source of instability, and democracy in this country has been shaken."

The head of the Council on Foreign Relations think tank added that he made the wrong judgment in cooperation with former US President Donald Trump. The presidency was expected to make Trump more moderate, but not only did this not happen, he became more radical than before. Haas also expressed concern that the current US President Joe Biden's administration is not following the old norms and said that Trump and Trumpism have become institutionalized at the core of American politics.

This seasoned American diplomat expressed his hope that the American people recognize the problems of American democracy and welcome dialogue to correct them.It should be noted that domestic US challenges led this seasoned international affairs expert to offer recommendations for resurrecting American society in his book, The Commitment Bill: 10 Habits of Good Citizens.