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• ch. 1. Attitudes toward genetically modified food around the world. In the United States, genetically modified food is common / Gregory Jaffe
• In South America, genetically modified crops are rapidly expanding
• Food: rumpus over GM food aid / IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Networks)
• In Switzerland, neither farmers nor consumers want genetically modified food / Bernard Nicod, as told to Luigi Jorio
• In the European Union, opposition to genetically modified food is not reflected in sales data / European Commission
• In India, government may criminalize protest against genetically modified food / Ranjit Devraj
• In Asia, there is ambivalence toward genetically modified crops / Wang Zichen and Liu Tong
• ch. 2. The impact of genetically modified crops on agriculture. Food fight / Roger Beachy, as told to Brendan Borrell
• In the United States, genetically modified crops harm farmers by contaminating crops / Food & Water Watch
• In Africa, genetic modification can solve many agricultural challenges / Calestous Juma
• Genetically modified crops have not increased yield potential / Institute for Responsible Technology
• The agruments against genetically modified crops are invalid / Per Pinstrup-Andersen
• The arguments against genetically modified crops are based on science / Peter Melchett
• ch. 3. The impact of genetically modified food on health. Genetically modified food may post a real danger to health / Ari LeVaux
• Studies worldwide show genetically modified food is safe / Ramez Naam
• In Australia, food industry specialists fear genetically modified wheat would be harmful for health / Neil Perry and Martin Boetz
• In the Philippines and elsewhere, genetically modified rice can prevent disease / Bjørn Lomborg
• The world needs genetically modified food to end hunger / Robert Paarlberg
• In Africa, genetically modified food has failed to help end world hunger / Michael Antoniou, Claire Robinson, and John Fagan
• ch. 4. Regulations regarding genetically modified food. In the United States, the FDA has not approved any genetically modified animals for food / US Food and Drug Administration
• Don't be afraid of genetic modification / Emily Anthes
• In the United Kingdom, regulations are hampering genetic modification technology / Owen Paterson
• In Nigeria, reluctance to allow genetically modified crops should not be ignored.

• Should genetic engineering be permitted?
• What are the benefits and risks of genetic engineering?
• What is the environmental impact of genetic engineering?
• How should genetic engineering technology be regulated?

• Chapter 1. What are some criticisms of America's global influence?
• 1. The George W. Bush administration caused a decline in America's reputation worldwide / John Shattuck
• 2. The Barack Obama administration has improved America's reputation worldwide / Pew Research Center
• 3. Belief in American exceptionalism should be conserved and celebrated / Richard Lowry and Ramesh Ponnuru
• 4. Belief in American exceptionalism is naïve and dangerous / Damon Linker
• 5. American leadership in the world should involve partnership / Bruce Jones, Carlos Pascual, and Stephen John Stedman
• 6. American should not share sovereignty with other nations / John Bolton
• Chapter 2. Is US military intervention around the globe good for America?
• 1. US military power must be maintained for current and future interventions / Robert Kagan
• 2. US military power should be restrained and interventions avoided / Harvey M. Sapolsky ... [et al.]
• 3. Success in the Afghanistan war is necessary to protect America's reputation / Peter Brookes
• 4. Continuing the war in Afghanistan will harm America's reputation / Doug Bandow
• 5. The United States should promote democracy to remain powerful / John M. Owen IV
• 6. The United States should not promote democracy in the Islamic world / Andrew C. McCarthy
• Chapter 3. Are current US economic policies a good use of America's global influence?
• 1. Economic sanctions on Iran are effective and should be increased / James Phillips
• 2. Economic sanctions on Iran are ineffective and should be decreased / Joy Gordon
• 3. US foreign aid does more harm than good / Ian Vasquez
• 4. US foreign aid is effective and should not be cut / Laurie A. Garrett
• Chapter 4. What is the global impact of American culture?
• 1. American culture is no longer the dominant culture in the world / Richard Pells
• 2. The widespread export of American culture leads to anti-Americanism / The Economist
• 3. The existence of a uniform global material culture masks differences / Luis Martinez-Fernandez
• 4. The export of American culture is increasingly harming America's reputation / Mortimer B. Zuckerman
• 5. America could improve its image by exporting finer cultural entertainment / Martha Bayles.

Presents essays with opposing viewpoints on how America has used its influence to achieve a global position through a mix of hard power and soft power.