CSIS | Allies & Partners Q24

By the Numbers

  • 48%

    of thought leaders in Asia and Europe believe that the both U.S. and China will lose global influence due to Covid-19.

  • 31%

    of thought leaders in Asia and Europe believe China will gain more influence globally due to Covid-19.

Only 5% of thought leaders in Europe and Asia believe the United States will gain relative influence globally.


This generally aligns with the views of U.S. thought leaders surveyed with respect to the impact of Covid-19 on U.S. and Chinese influence but is at odds with the view of Republican respondents in the U.S public opinion survey.