The Rest of the World Knows Pax Americana Is Over

A conversation with Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group.

You’ve written a lot about the geopolitical risks facing the world in 2019 and beyond. How do the findings in this Gallup report — “Rating World Leaders: 2019” — fit into your assessment? What do they tell you?

Bremmer: They tell me that with approval of American leadership at a near-record low and disapproval at record highs, the Pax Americana era of world history is coming to a close — and while the U.S. foreign policy establishment may not know it, the rest of the world certainly does. CONT.

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