City of Ithaca, Estados Unidos
As the relationship between China and the United States deteriorates and the sense of threat grows, the logic of zero-sum competition will become even more overwhelming. That logic will warp global priorities and erode the international system. It will fuel pervasive insecurity and reinforce a tendency toward groupthink, damaging the pluralism and civic inclusion that are the bedrock of liberal democracy. And if not altered, it will perpetuate a vicious cycle that will eventually bring catastrophe.