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THE UNITED States has been the dominant world power since 1945, and U.S. leaders have long sought to preserve that privileged position. They understood, as did most Americans, that primacy brought important benefits. It made other states less likely to threaten America or its vital interests directly.
The End of the American Era
After America - by Zbigniew Brzezinski
Not so long ago, a high-ranking Chinese official, who obviously had concluded that America's decline and China's rise were both inevitable, noted in a burst of candor to a senior U.S. official: "But, please, let America not decline too quickly." Although the inevitability of the Chinese leader's expectation is still far from certain, he was right to be cautious when looking forward to America's demise. For if America falters, the world is unlikely to be dominated by a single preeminent successor -- not even China.
Between You and Me Considering the some trillion dollars per year spent on defense related activities, an overhaul of the budget is long overdue.
Redefining American Power | The Majalla
Dan Drezner: Dear Bob and Gideon,
The Rise or Fall of the American Empire - By Robert Kagan, Gideon Rachman, and Daniel W. Drezner
As leaders of the G-8 industrialized countries gather at Camp David later this week, there will be much talk of global leadership -- and of its importance for our crisis-prone world. In a world where so many challenges transcend borders -- threats to the stability of the global economy, climate change, cyberconflict, terrorism, and risks to reliable supplies of food and water, to name just a few -- the need for international cooperation has never been greater.
Welcome to the New World Disorder - By Ian Bremmer
Exit from comment view mode. Click to hide this space Comments View/Create comment on this paragraph NEW YORK – The 2008 financial crisis marked the end of the global order as we knew it.
"America’s G-Zero Moment" by Ian Bremmer
Noam Chomsky: America's Decline Is Real -- and Increasingly Self-Inflicted | World
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Noam Chomsky: The Decline of American Empire (Part 2) | World
February 15, 2012 | Like this article? Join our email list:Robert Kagan: Against The Myth Of American Decline
Before 2013 begins, catch up on the best of 2012. From now until the New Year, we will be re-posting some of The New Republic ’s most thought-provoking pieces of the year.
"This century must be an American century," Mitt Romney insisted in a recent speech on foreign policy.
Sorry, Mitt: It Won't Be an American Century - By Charles Kupchan
American Funk - Ian Buruma - Project Syndicate
Exit from comment view mode. Click to hide this spaceBarack Obama and Mitt Romney don't generally agree on much.
Rotting From the Inside Out - By Michael A. Cohen
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