Interactions between the local, regional, national, international and global scales are fundamental to an understanding of global governance. This statement (or an adapted version of it) appears in every A-level geography specification (Box 1), emphasising that students are expected to have an insight into how multi-scalar power relationships operate. This column sets out to ‘demystify’ the topic by exploring the political geography of the USA, where power and influence are shared among many different players. As we shall see, the sheer complexity of US governance has important implications, in turn, for global governance of the environment.
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