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Chinese Public Is Divided over Whether to Seek Global Dominance or Share Leadership

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NPR
Dina Smeltz

"We do see a high degree of confidence in China, in the Chinese public, in their country, and the direction that the government is taking their country," Dina Smeltz explains, citing new Council-Carter Center data.

People use smartphones to film planes fly in formation during a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing
Rafiq Maqbool / AP
Public Opinion

The Old World Order Is Dead. Its Replacement Struggles to Be Born

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World Politics Review
Daniel W. Drezner

"Until the great powers can either agree—or at least agree to disagree—on what comes next, the new world order will remain radically incomplete," Daniel Drezner argues.

President Donald Trump meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
Global Politics

Trump's Attack on the Fed's Independence Isn't a Global Outlier

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Even leaders of countries with strongly independent central banks have chafed against the orthodoxy" of current macroeconomic policy, Paul Poast writes.

President Donald Trump listens as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a visit to the Federal Reserve
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP
Global Economy

Americans Oppose Domestic Use of US Troops

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Running Numbers by Saafya Alnaqib

Republican Party supporters stand out as the only partisans in favor of using the military for domestic law enforcement, to suppress protests, and to control immigration.

Armed National Guard soldiers from West Virginia patrol the Mall near the Capitol in Washington, DC
J. Scott Applewhite / AP
Defense and Security

Jan Egeland on Syria's Defining Moment and a Humanitarian Reset

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

As the UNGA prepares to open its 80th session, one of the world’s top humanitarian leaders explains where the global aid system is failing—and how we fix it.

Jan Egeland standing and speaking with a man and children in Idlib, Syria.
Tareq Mnadili / NRC
Human Rights

Nuanced and Skeptical: How Do Chinese View US Rivalry and Russian, North Korean Allies?

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South China Morning Post
Coauthors

“There was a lot more subtlety in the data with a plurality, 48 percent, saying that China’s interested in a shared leadership role,” Paul Heer said of the new Council-Carter Center survey.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrive at a military parade
Sergei Bobylev / Sputnik via AP
Public Opinion

China's Nationalism Strong but Country Remains Wary of US, New Survey Finds

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South China Morning Post
Coauthors

Seven in 10 Chinese people consider their country the greatest, per a new Chicago Council-Carter Center survey.

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses a reception following a military parade
Mahesh Kumar / AP
Public Opinion

The Myth of Great Power Manipulation

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

The idea that Trump is swaying Russia’s and India’s foreign policies misses a key point about great power politics, Paul Poast argues.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a BRICS summit
Maxim Shipenkov / Pool via AP
Global Politics

Why Beating China Might Be the US' Wrong Focus

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Is every move against China strengthening the US—or is it just making us weaker? Jessica Chen Weiss breaks it down.

Two miniature American flags rest in front of a larger group of Chinese flags.
Andy Wong / AP
Global Politics

Lee Touted South Korea as 'Pacemaker' in US-North Korea Relations—Why That Matters

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Global Insight by Karl Friedhoff

In a meeting with Trump, South Korea’s president named his intention for the nation to serve as the beating heart of diplomatic relations in the region.

US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung sitting in a meeting.
Alex Brandon / AP
US Foreign Policy