Air Date 2/4/2025
The era of unquestioned US hegemony is undoubtedly on the decline but the future is much more complicated and uncertain than the straightforward idea of China rising to take our place that we've been told. Though Trump is not the cause of US decline, he may send us out in a tragic blaze of glory.
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KEY POINTS
KP 1: Things Fall Apart - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 1-28-25
KP 2: The end of America's global dominance Part 1 - The New Statesman - Air Date 1-8-25
(46:57) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
On soft landings vs crash landings
DEEPER DIVES
(52:56) SECTION A: AMERICAN DECLINE
(1:26:09) SECTION B: CHINA
(1:49:01) SECTION C: RUSSIA
(2:15:18) SECTION D: FRANCE
(2:35:47) SECTION E: CORPORATE CONTROL
(2:59:56) SECTION F: WHAT COMES NEXT
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