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The United States' retreat from global leadership has left dangerous gaps that won't be fixed by simply reversing past policies. Rebuilding influence and military power will take years and a clear political signal.
The spread of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and the ongoing threat of international terrorism are immediate dangers, especially if terrorists obtain a nuclear device. Cyber attacks add another level of risk and require clearer rules for distinguishing espionage, crime, and acts of war.
China and Russia pose different long-term threats: China is building military, naval, and cyber capabilities to dominate its neighbors, while Russia remains a nuclear-armed but economically weak aggressor. The U.S. needs tailored strategies, stronger human intelligence, and firmer alliance pressure to meet both challenges.

Europe is at a crossroads: Brexit, east–west tensions, migration, terrorism, and euro instability threaten the project and require renewed political will and a strong entente between France and Germany to keep the EU together.
Centrist, reformist leadership can bridge left and right and push needed economic and social reforms, but it must pair pro-growth policies with strong security and measures to reduce inequality to block the rise of populism.
Rising Islamist radicalization and anti‑Semitism are long‑term threats that must be fought on multiple fronts — security, prison policy, schools, and investment in poor neighborhoods — while upholding secularism and successful integration.

Recent U.S. retreat and perceived weakness have encouraged rivals like Russia, China, and Iran to push boundaries, raising the risk of dangerous miscalculation. The next U.S. leader needs to reassert American resolve quickly to deter aggression.
Assad’s brutal repression helped create and strengthen ISIS by driving Sunni recruitment, and U.S. inaction opened a vacuum others filled. The U.S. should more strongly degrade ISIS, back reliable local partners, and consider measures like safe zones or no‑fly zones instead of legitimizing Assad.
Western and generational shifts have eroded support for Israel, amplified by misleading claims about settlements and continued Palestinian incitement. Applying concrete consequences for official incitement and clearer U.S. backing would alter how Europe and Democrats engage with the issue.