8. So what happens when USA is paralyzed? Will world descend into chaos? Will regional powers emerge? Or maybe nothing much: world is fine.
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9. Unlike 1920s/1930s, there's no major ideological division between great power. China, notably, very committed to trade.
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10. USA has always been a paradoxical hegemon: a global superpower with a parochial population. Trump is this paradox made flesh.
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11. In this article I ask whether America really is an indispensable nation or whether it's a disposable superpower:https://newrepublic.com/article/142571/donald-trump-killed-indispensable-nation-good …
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12. Since people are asking, here's the link to the "where is North Korea" map: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/14/upshot/if-americans-can-find-north-korea-on-a-map-theyre-more-likely-to-prefer-diplomacy.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0 …
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13. We can read too much into map poll but there are interesting results: people who could locate NK more likely to support diplomacy
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14. The people who couldn't locate NK more likely to favor bombing. That's electorate that creates destabilizing militarism.
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15. The whole idea of "indispensable nation" is USA is force for stability in the world. But is it really?
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16. I'd argue since 1945 USA has supported stability in core capitalist countries (NA, Western Europe, Japan) & destabilization elsewhere
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See Nixon/Kissinger. They were not force for stability.
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That's a good point, but I also think the US has been a good influence at points, like after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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