LONDON — Around the world, America's presidential election campaign has attracted as much attention as domestic political controversies in each of our countries. The interest the world has taken in America's vote is the best example of America's soft power, and a lesson in democracy from the world's only superpower.
So, what does the world want — and, perhaps more important, what does it need — from a new American president?
Much as some may hate to admit it, anti-Americanism is a sentiment that has been nurtured during the Bush years. Yet the world still needs U.S. leadership.