It’s Time to Trust the Global South

As Europeans debate who will fill the U.S. role on the world stage, an answer may already be apparent.

A man plants flowers next to the G-20 logo. November 20, 2025, 6:15 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

With the United States leaving an empty chair at this weekend’s G-20 summit in Johannesburg, one question will undoubtedly loom over the meeting’s agenda: Who will fill the many global governance gaps that Washington has opened in recent months?

A new survey conducted on behalf of the Munich Security Conference asked citizens from nine G-20 member states in Europe and across the global south about their views on a world with less reliable leadership from Washington. The data shows that respondents believe the United States is abandoning

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