The American Century Will Continue But It Won't Look the Same

America's global leadership won't dissipate as quickly as its loudest Cassandras have warned.

"You'd be forgiven for thinking that the American century was already over. Most people around the world think it is — including most Americans. In recent years, polls showed that in 15 of 22 countries surveyed, most respondents said China either will replace or has replaced the United States as the world's leading power. A Pew poll in 2014 found only 28 percent of Americans thought their country "stands above all others." For the first time in nearly 40 years a majority of the American public said the United States plays a less important and powerful role as a world leader than it did a decade ago...."

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