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This book has benefited greatly from the support of both the Hoover Institution and the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), my two homes away from home. The dedication of these institutions to rigorous and informed policy debate created a vibrant intellectual environment that encouraged me to research and write this book. Even more importantly, the Hoover Institution and CFR are filled with wonderful scholars and colleagues who make going to work a privilege and a joy. In addition, I have been fortunate that the presidents of these institutions, Condoleezza Rice and Richard Haass, have provided me with guidance and inspired me through their scholarship and leadership in the policy world.

I am also grateful for the insightful advice and help I have received in reviewing the manuscript. Richard Haass and James Lindsay, CFR’s Director of Studies, read the entire manuscript and offered valuable advice, as did two anonymous reviewers. My good friends and colleagues Adam Segal and Karl Eikenberry each read parts of the book and made it better. I owe special thanks to Endy Zemenides, who opened the doors of Greece’s foreign policy community to me and provided me with a range of perspectives into how China is exercising its diplomatic and economic power outside its borders. Other friends, colleagues, and officials in China, Central Europe, Latin America, and the United States also generously shared their knowledge and insights.

I owe special thanks to my research associates, Lucy Best and Michael Collins. They provided outstanding research assistance throughout the writing process, brought their editing skills to bear as the manuscript neared completion, and, most importantly, brought a positive attitude and good humor to their work every day.

I also would like to thank my editor, Louise Knight, and editorial assistant, Inès Boxman, at Polity Press for their help and patience throughout the writing process. It was a joy to work with them. Justin Dyer also provided invaluable copyediting assistance.

Throughout the years, the Ford Foundation, the Luce Foundation, and the Starr Foundation have consistently encouraged and assisted me in my work. For this project, I am once again deeply grateful for their support.

All views and mistakes are my own and in no way should be attributed to anyone I have thanked above

I wrote much of the book over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, which reminded the world of the fragility of life and the importance of spending time with those we care about most. The unexpected time that I was able to spend with my husband, David – who is a constant source of energy and optimism – and our three (mostly) grown children, Alexander, Nicholas, and Eleni, was an unexpected bright spot in a very dark year. Our time together, along with the weekly Zoom calls I had with my parents, James and Anastasia, and my siblings, Peter, Katherine, and Melissa, served as a constant reminder to me of what matters most in this world.