Global survey finds sinking trust in US, Chinese leadership

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Concerted Canada-EU efforts to deepen ties reflect a global order accommodating itself to a more unpredictable — and less potent — US.
The European Commission’s president called for the bloc to “reimagine our partnerships,” underscoring a pivot to building consensus among “middle powers,” Politico wrote.
European fears are “no longer simply about Washington’s willingness to exercise global leadership,” a historian argued in Grand Continent, but “whether, after decades of institutional erosion, the [US] will continue to possess the military capacity to do so.”
A new poll found rising trust in multilateral institutions, and less comfort with the US (and China) as global leaders. When discussing solutions to global problems people “are no longer asking what do the Americans think,” the survey’s commissioner said.

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