Keywords
pandemic
COVID-19
Donald Trump
Joseph Biden
Superpower
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Abstract
The United States experienced an abundance of significant events in the year 2020 – the crisis of Donald Trump’s administration and the presidential election, mass racial protests, economic problems, and above all, the emergence and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic. The USA was one of the first countries where cases of COVID-19 were confirmed. Moreover, the number of patients quickly reached alarming levels. The coronavirus pandemic has left its mark on American society, the economy, and international relations.
The aim of this article is to present the problem of the development of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States of America and its impact on politics and policy. In addition, we will analyze the problem of the US maintaining its superpower status in the context of the image crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The article adopts research methods based on tracking events, their evaluation, qualitative and critical analysis of texts, and conducting comparative evaluations. The following research questions will make it possible to achieve this goal: what was the course of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States? What problems did it cause, and what problems have been exacerbated? What actions did the Trump and Biden administrations take to combat the spread of the virus? What were the effects of the government’s actions? How has the pandemic affected the international position of the U.S.?
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