"With the fall of the Soviets, the power of the US has seemed less necessary to Europeans, and the US's ability to act unilaterally, due to the lack of a formidable opponent, is both resented and feared."

You got that right!

This has been a long time coming and the people of the U.S., rather than heed the concerns of the rest of the world, have basked in glory completely oblivious to their recklessness.