The US may be stepping back from some engagements on the world stage. That’s not necessarily bad news for the rest of the world, an analyst argues.
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Research Associate Environment, Trade & Security, University of Waterloo
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Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of International Relations, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
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Visiting Fulbright Fellow at Centre for International and Defence Policy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor in Global Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Postdoctoral Scholar, Western Academy for Advanced Research, Western University