COVID19 turned out to be one of the deadliest diseases in history The United States faced a series of new challenges after the Coronavirus spread throughout the world China is taking advantage of the pandemic to challenge the U S global dominance The main purpose of this article is to analyze the role of the United States in the postpandemic security architecture at a global level The basic claim of the article is that Washington should reshape U S smart power in order to preserve the American global dominance The article’s claim rests on the assumption that smart power is the most effective instrument of U S Foreign Policy in the post-Cold War era It was U S smart power that allowed Washington to maintain its global leadership after the 9/11 attacks The Coronacrisis will have longterm consequences for the global security architecture However, this article argues that the Coronavirus pandemic will not change the global order
Reshaping U.S. Smart Power: Towards a Post-Pandemic Security Architecture