The World Votes: How the Global Community Sees the American President
The President of the United States is often called ‘the most powerful person in the world’. At a time of gridlock in domestic politics, it’s in foreign affairs that a president is often most able to exert direct power. But does that description ring true today, and how is an American president’s influence felt, understood, and imagined by people beyond US borders?
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