The United States has been the biggest beneficiary of changes in the international order over the past century. Four key factors have contributed to its current hegemony.

The United States needs to recognize that global hegemony is not sustainable. It should stop clinging to the postwar structure, with itself in the dominant position, and should learn to play a more ecumenical role in a multipolar world.

As the U.S. seeks to advance its position and strengthen the U.S. dollar global dominance, it is also facing challenges and an anti-hegemonic sentiment from other states. Events such as the war in Ukraine, tensions between the U.S., Russia, and China, as well as new strategic partnerships developed between China and Europe, Latin America, and Africa, are driving forces in the shift of balance of power to non-Western nations.

The US would be better off investing at home.

The US’ efforts to establish hegemony in the Middle East has undermined nuclear nonproliferation, instigated and prolonged conflict, and scuppered the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

How can United States’ allies have confidence in its security commitments, while it is in decline? One way is to constantly stress that it has the ability and willingness to fulfill its obligations, writes Chen Jimin.

Many Americans think that the United States is in decline.  A recent Pew poll showed that pluralities in 13 of 25 countries believe that China will replace the

It is far more important for China, as a rising power, to learn how to live with the established hegemony than for the United State, as a status quo superpower,