[T]he U.S. led postwar order is unravelling. In its place, a contest for influence and legitimacy is gathering pace, with China eager to fill the vacuum.
[I]n a world of interdependence, international cooperation and the strengthening of multilateral institutions will be vital to preventing competition leading to conflict.
The president sees the current shutdown as an opportunity to make irreversible cuts in programs dear to Democrats ...[I]t should ... not be taken lightly.