How the US election will shape America's global role - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service

In the first of our pre-election series we look at America and... the World. The United States has long been seen as the world’s leading superpower. It is home to the globe’s biggest military and political force – but has many diplomatic challenges.

From the wars raging in Europe and the Middle East, to the growing influence of global rivals like China, to the potential proliferation of nuclear weapons in Iran and North Korea. This year’s presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have very different ideas about how to manage America’s complicated relationship with other powerful nations.

Sumi Somaskanda speaks with the BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet and our diplomatic correspondent James Landale about America's place in the world and how the two different presidential nominees might shape this role.

00:00 Introduction
01:38 How America is seen on the world stage
03:54 How US influence has changed
08:23 America's place in global institutions
12:59 Power-blocs challenging US influence
14:16 Donald Trump's diplomacy style
19:15 How Kamala Harris could differ from Joe Biden
22:04 Does the US want to be more or less involved in the world?

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[OfFiCiAl_CaRgO]

The truth is America is currently being viewed as quite the EMBARRASSMENT. I'm ashamed of this country ..

[SagarshamshyerNembang-cxkc]

Give harris A promotion guys.. she did a great job as Vice President.

[yazminmartinez]

Trump said I will be dictator for one day. One day is all anyone needs to be for long time dictator 😝 so dum

[OM-PeaceE]

Many of the world Conflicts are literally created or as a Result of British occupation of different countries & people…

[prashantagiri]

People does not want what u did in your country. However doesn’t not support massacre in other country and people

[Singh.Randhawa]

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[kraekennedy]

I feel very strongly about the suffering inflicted upon the citizens of Palestine as a whole, but I think it is very rich for a bunch of Brits to sit around and complain about the very problem they are responsible for creating. How about if the UK takes an entire century off from the global stage, due to all the worldwide chaos their colonization has caused?

[mariefaisal]

Harris, Mrs Harris goes to Paris, Trump, old firewood. Let America govern itself . My home, Memphis Ohio