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Networking and great leadership

US will lead when it exports hope, not fear

US power in the 21st century

Despite a dip in global approval ratings, the ability to criticise and correct its mistakes continues to make the US attractive to others

The era when western liberal democracies were the world’s top cultural and economic powers may be drawing to a close

Information provides power, and more people have access to more information than ever before. Now many of the new players can compete effectively in the realm of soft power

Currently, these attacks are used for sowing confusion than for physical destruction, but this might change soon

The US president has proven to be an effective political communicator, but it remains to be seen whether he can succeed in the long term with his unconventional approach

The US and China have much to gain from cooperation on a issues like monetary stability, climate change, cyber rules of the road, and anti-terrorism.

In social media, where ‘friends’ are a click away, fake friends are easy to fabricate, and fake news can be generated and promoted by paid trolls and mechanical bots

Joseph S. Nye writes: If Obama fails to support governments in Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia or Yemen, he may jeopardise key foreign-policy goals

China’s willingness to cooperate with Russia has its limits as Beijing looks forward to integration into the world economy