I'm Dan Kurtz-Valen, and this is the Foreign Affairs Interview.
The one thing that really triggers the global south is whenever U.S.
national interests are couched in a language of moral superiority,
when in fact everyone knows that there is a big disconnect between words and deeds.
Russia's war in Ukraine has been met with newfound Western unity.
But take a step back, and the world's democracies are far from united.
If anything,
the last year has highlighted just how differently the rest of the world sees not only the war,
but the entire global landscape.
In the latest issue of foreign affairs, policymakers and scholars from Africa, Latin America,
and South and Southeast Asia explore what the return of great power competition means for their countries and regions.
My colleague, Justin Vote, spoke with three of these authors,
Tim Marifi, Nirapha Murrow, and Matias Spector, at a recent event.
Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us.
I'm Justin Vote, executive editor of Foreign Affairs,
and today we're going to be talking about the launch of our major issue,
which has this special cover package in the 911 world.
And we've got a great panel of three really interesting guests who have a lot of insight to bring you bear on this topic.
Mathias Spector is Professor of International Relations at Pungasio Getulio Vargas in Sao Paulo.
He's a non-resident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,