From Myanmar to Canada, people are asking: How was a superpower like the U.S. felled by a virus? And why won’t the president commit to a peaceful transition of power?

We talked to people around the world about how they see America today. https://nyti.ms/364uOJL 
Mexico, perhaps more than any other country, has been the target of President Trump’s ire. Now, people there are feeling a new emotion that has overtaken their anger and bewilderment at his insults: sympathy. http://nyti.ms/364uOJL 
A similar sentiment prevails in Canada, where two out of three Canadians live within about 60 miles of the American border. http://nyti.ms/364uOJL 
There’s also a sense around the globe that Americans are getting a glimpse of the troubles people living in fragile democracies endure. http://nyti.ms/364uOJL 
The diminution of the U.S. global image began before the pandemic. Now, though, its reputation seems to be in free-fall.

“The most powerful country in the world," one person said, "all of a sudden looks vulnerable."

Read more. http://nyti.ms/364uOJL 
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