This a crucial point: USA commitment to global order depended on bipartisan elite consensus from 1945-2016 which allowed policies to survive despite popular opposition. Trump has broken than consensus. https://twitter.com/pstanpolitics/status/1005623915564040192 …
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One thing is there are no plausible alternative global hegemon. China is getting richer but has limited cultural & diplomatic reach. Europe is fraying. Russia is poor & erratic. Likeliest alternative is regional hegemons with big spheres of influence.
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Interesting.
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Yup. our 'soft power', which is so much more cost-effective than military power, is evaporating.
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No other country is willing to spend as much on the military as the USA. Trump hasn't changed that at all
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We're the rogue nation now, fam
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Keep the strength of America's military now vs the late 19th century in mind though. The US would have a much easier time reestablishing itself as a pillar of international order now than if it had tried to do it in the 19th century.
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Hopefully that doesn’t mean we’re headed for two world wars and another Depression. But to paraphrase you, I have my doubts.
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In many ways, really
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Hasn't this been the aim of progressive foreign policy ideals for decades?
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