The COVID-19 pandemic is upending not only millions of lives, but also the way in which countries interact with each other. Whether the disease is brought under control in weeks or months or a year, it will leave a very different world than the one it entered—and the U.S. president will face the challenge of adjusting to the new geopolitical reality.

What will this new order look like, and how will it change the way the United States engages with the world?

Read Kurt M. Campbell and Rush Doshi on how the pandemic could shift the global balance of power in China’s favor, Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman on how the crisis is changing the dynamics among major economies, Mahlet Mesfin on the importance of scientific collaboration amid geopolitical tensions, Yanzhong Huang on how conspiracy theories have undermined global efforts to combat the virus, and Lisa Monaco on what Washington needs to do to prioritize its preparedness and response to pandemic disease.

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