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August 17, 2012 | Balancing a Rising China: The Future of Transatlantic Relations

Editorial Team: Atlantic-community.org has received numerous outstanding articles from its community of over 7,000 members in the past several years. Our members have contributed to the think tank’s debates, theme weeks, and policy workshop competitions. A recurring discussion in our community revolved around a rising China and the challenges it poses to the West.

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August 9, 2010 | Responsible Leader or Immature Superpower?

Editorial Team: The Chinese and American press have expressed new concern about the relationship between the two superpowers. Let’s weigh in: Is China overestimating its power and on the road to war with the United States? Or will economic interdependence ensure that China and the United States stay on a peaceful path?

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March 12, 2008 | The Big Three: China, the US, and the EU

Parag Khanna: The new world order won’t include American hegemony. “Second world” nations will be the geopolitical battlefield, as the US fights for a balance with China and the EU.

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August 18, 2011 | US Must Nurture its Power, Not Squander It

The US is no longer the world’s sole superpower, but it can prevent its relative decline from becoming absolute. ++ Rather than insisting on American preeminence by “vainly” pouring billions into foreign wars, the US should negotiate boundaries on its use of force, establish norms in the global competition for resources, curb the international arms trade, and “focus increased

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January 31, 2008 | India Between Superpowers: Negotiating China and the US

Despite a visit by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in recent days, India’s priority is clearly focused on the main actors in Asia: China and the US, says Frédéric Bobin of Le Monde. A rising power itself, India is now stuck in the position of doing a diplomatic dance between the two superpowers in an attempt to collude with the US without upsetting China. Although India is distrustful of a

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September 14, 2007 | Joel Achenbach on How America Will Remain "The Shining City on A Hill"

Washington Post columnist Joel Achenbach takes a look back at the history of world empires and makes some bets on America’s future. The list of empires is extensive and some enjoyed great longevity, notes Achenbach. However, “no one stays on top forever,” and many who adhere to the notion of “declinism” feel that it is the US’s turn to take the downward spiral.

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April 2, 2007 | Andrew Moravcsik on the EU's 50th:

Fifty years after the Treaty of Rome, Europe is in better shape than ever, says Princeton’s Andrew Moravcsik. The economy in the EU zone is booming and growing stronger compared to that of the United States. The EU leads the world in health care availability, leaving the US lagging at number 37. Although the EU lacks military might, it has become a model and a leader in promoting peace and

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