Middle Power Diplomacy in an Age of U.S.-China Tensions

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Middle Power Diplomacy in an Age of U.S.-China Tensions

A loose collection of like-minded, mid-sized players who also are traditional U.S. democratic allies have reinforced partnerships with one another and increasingly taken it upon themselves to press forward with multilateral solutions to various regional and global challenges in the absence of leadership from Washington.

By Erik Brattberg

Published on Mar 23, 2021

Washington Quarterly

About the Author

Erik Brattberg

Former Director, Europe Program, Fellow

Erik Brattberg was director of the Europe Program and a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington. He is an expert on European politics and security and transatlantic relations.

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