geopolitics
The U.S. does have one thing in its favor: Inertia. The fact that we have been #1 for so long means that we will continue to live off of past success for several years to come. But, we can’t live on fumes forever.
To truly help developing societies, we need to answer their immediate needs.
What the average person in the Westernized world considers to be a big problem is rarely aligned with reality.