The Future of American Power | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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The Future of American Power<br>What is the future of American power? The United States commands extraordinary resources across every dimension of national power, yet in recent years it has struggled to achieve many important foreign policy aims. This paradox raises a key question for Americans and the world: What can the United States actually do with the power it has? Our project examines not just the quantity but the qualities of American power, assesses the degree to which it is eroding, and asks how the United States might use the power it has to better effect.
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Basic Indicators of American Power<br>These data visualizations and the papers in the Future of American Power series explore key dimensions of American power as part of Carnegie’s Beyond Disruption Initiative.
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