LONDON ¡ª Around the world, America¡¯s presidential election campaign has attracted as much attention as domestic political controversies in each of our countries. The interest the world has taken in America¡¯s vote is the best example of America¡¯s soft power, and a lesson in democracy from the world¡¯s only superpower.

So, what does the world want ¡ª and, perhaps more important, what does it need ¡ª from a new American president?

Much as some may hate to admit it, anti-Americanism is a sentiment that has been nurtured during the Bush years. Yet the world still needs U.S. leadership.