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On April 6, 1917, the United States officially entered World War I. Just ten weeks short of 100 years later, Donald Trump is being sworn in as President of the United States. And thus ends the "American Century".
You can quibble about when the American Century began – the United States' economic, political and cultural dominance is generally given a mid-20th century start. That short-changes the US. Britain's "Imperial Century" finished with World War I, the period that saw America challenge Europe's economic might, so there's no point leaving a gap in the timeline.
An interesting opinion piece by Michael Pascoe in the Sydney Morning Herald.
As someone who has always known America as the dominant superpower in the world I have to wonder, looking back at the last decade, if we have already started to look to others such as China.
Opinion piece is right. And you know the old saying about opinions. Opinions are like arseholes, everybody has one.
IF you wanted to look at the start of America's fall as a superpower, look at 1950. We couldn't defeat Communists in Korea, and are still technically at war with them (only a cease fire was signed, no surrender). We turned tail in Viet Nam. Accomplished nothing now in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Actually, it's very well written. I might quibble with some of the author's points, such as when the American Century began, but he makes a very compelling argument. The American Century is based upon the hegemony of the United States, created from a dominance in GDP and in manufacturing, in military power bolstered by strong alliances, and in a complex web of internationalism. But the United States no longer dominates in either GDP or manufacturing, our new President questions our alliances, and internationalism, renamed as globalism, is being replaced by nationalism. The only remaining strength is our military might, which is starting to be negated by asymmetrical warfare.
I can't say that this is definitely the end of the American Century, but if President Trump withdraws the United States from NATO, gives Russia a free hand in Europe, ignores the Asian sphere, and retreats into an isolationist philosophy, then another nation will step up and become the next great global power. The United States will still be a player on the world stage, but another nation will be calling the tune.
An interesting opinion piece by Michael Pascoe in the Sydney Morning Herald.
As someone who has always known America as the dominant superpower in the world I have to wonder, looking back at the last decade, if we have already started to look to others such as China.
Look, we are moving towards a multipolar world. It has nothing to do with Obama or Trump.
This fiasco and fluke has cheapened the office of the Presidency. Just one look at his cabinet shows us that he has spat in the eyes of his staunchest supporters but they are too obtuse to see it or too embarrassed or spiteful to admit it. Not a one of them can even name a cabinet pick that is not an elitist, a bankster or an establishment hack.
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