DEEP DIVE — November's election represents a hinge moment for America's place in the world.

It may be living through the last gasps of America First — or just getting a taste of what's to come, @DavidLawler10 writes. https://www.axios.com/un-general-assembly-trump-china-us-world-00ce15f7-7914-4e3f-8032-1062b75e3701.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dd92620&utm_content=1100

This year's UN General Assembly was another opportunity missed for any coherent global action on dealing with devastation from the pandemic and for shaping a new global order.

China is happy to work within existing multilateral structures, as long as they don't stop Beijing from doing what it wants, @BethanyAllenEbr writes. https://www.axios.com/china-global-system-xi-un-speech-190c3258-8be9-4ffe-af2d-d38fb1c93f75.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dd92620&utm_content=1100

Former Sec. of State and ambassador to the UN Madeleine Albright:

"Another four years of this, and it really is going to be increasingly difficult to persuade anybody that we are going to be dependable partners." https://www.axios.com/madeleine-albright-stakes-election-americas-global-role-0ae98b51-157d-4842-9a97-f7ea018bb139.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dd92620&utm_content=1100

There was one major announcement on the sidelines of UNGA:

A global initiative to ensure equitable distribution of coronavirus vaccines now involves two-thirds of the world's population — but not the U.S., China or Russia. https://www.axios.com/covax-vaccine-iniative-us-china-russia-6f6c76d7-ddd6-4bfb-92b4-c11bd27e0063.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dd92620&utm_content=1100

The fact that world leaders couldn't gather in person for this year's General Assembly was another setback for Palestinian leaders, who are facing their worst diplomatic crisis in decades, @BarakRavid writes. https://www.axios.com/abbas-un-speech-peace-confrence-israel-palestine-b80dc7c5-df45-41a0-b293-3db9d19a0ad8.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dd92620&utm_content=1100

How the world views the UN

This is the longest the UN has gone without adding a member and — with Palestine still an "observer state" — that seems unlikely to change soon. https://www.axios.com/global-independence-movements-no-new-countries-70df1164-31d2-4c9c-b315-a78a5d01a61f.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dd92620&utm_content=1100

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