What comes after the American Century

Liberal internationalists believe that the United States can manage and predict foreign affairs. Restrainers do not. For those of us in the latter camp, the withering away of the American Century cannot be reversed; it can only be accommodated.

Daniel Bessner: We’ve exited an American century and entered a global one. Whether US foreign policy heard the news is unclear.

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Jun 27, 2022

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