Foreign Policy Research Institute A Nation Must Think Before it Acts Democracy and Transatlantic Values in an Age of Great Power Competition
Democracy and Transatlantic Values in an Age of Great Power Competition

Democracy and Transatlantic Values in an Age of Great Power Competition

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Abstract

We are entering into an age of renewed great power competition between powers with differing ideologies. Due to the economic rise of Russia and specifically China in the last decade, domestic challenges in the United States, and economic and political repercussions of U.S. policy in the Middle East, it appears as though the United States no longer holds the monopoly over international affairs and has to compete for global influence. As uncertainty about the future arises in what appears to be shaping into a more multipolar world order characterized by competing sets of values, the West must stay competitive to defend its influence internationally. The West can manage to stay competitive by rebuilding democratic institutions at home, strengthening its alliances and partnerships abroad, investing in infrastructure development projects in developing nations, investing in the development of 5G and new technology and adopting a more powerful strategic communications approach.

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