Is the American Century Over?

Is the American century over? Many seem to think so. In recent years, polls showed that in 15 of 22 countries surveyed, most respondents said that China either will replace or has already replaced the United States as the world’s leading power. A Pew poll in 2014found that only 28 percent of America...

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Published inPolitical science quarterly Vol. 130; no. 3; pp. 393 - 400
Main Author Nye JR, Joseph S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2015
Academy of Political Science
Oxford University Press
Subjects
American history
Foreign policy
International relations
Political power
United States > US
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Summary:Is the American century over? Many seem to think so. In recent years, polls showed that in 15 of 22 countries surveyed, most respondents said that China either will replace or has already replaced the United States as the world’s leading power. A Pew poll in 2014found that only 28 percent of Americans thought their country “stands above all others” compared to 38 percent in 2011. Yet perhaps, as Mark Twain famously quipped, “reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”
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ISSN:0032-3195
1538-165X
DOI:10.1002/polq.12394