America is reeling from a failed war in Afghanistan, political polarisation and increasing social division. Could the superpower be in decline?
00:00 - America’s rising instability
00:45 - Is America in decline?
03:21 - America’s foreign policy failures
05:23 - Is this the end of American intervention?
07:02 - America’s domestic decline: what can be done?
09:09 - Will the infrastructure bill help?
10:40 - Is declinism inevitable?
Did America waste its unipolar moment?: https://econ.st/3Aj6BeP
Read more about declinism in America: https://econ.st/3CjyeVW
Find The Economist’s most recent coverage on the United States: https://econ.st/3nh36Sw
Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter to keep up to date with our latest stories: https://econ.st/3gJBH8D
How America is reducing child poverty: https://econ.st/3AhPDh0
Abortion rights in Texas: https://econ.st/3luc5x5
00:00 - America’s rising instability
00:45 - Is America in decline?
03:21 - America’s foreign policy failures
05:23 - Is this the end of American intervention?
07:02 - America’s domestic decline: what can be done?
09:09 - Will the infrastructure bill help?
10:40 - Is declinism inevitable?
Did America waste its unipolar moment?: https://econ.st/3Aj6BeP
Read more about declinism in America: https://econ.st/3CjyeVW
Find The Economist’s most recent coverage on the United States: https://econ.st/3nh36Sw
Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter to keep up to date with our latest stories: https://econ.st/3gJBH8D
How America is reducing child poverty: https://econ.st/3AhPDh0
Abortion rights in Texas: https://econ.st/3luc5x5
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Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst Following other historical examples we could truly say USA is on the way other empires were, in an exit stage. But this doesn´t happen suddenly, and USA has lot of strength yet, as it is founded in democratic principles, beyond the simplistic idea of a globalist Empire controlled by big companies. It continues to be source of thinkers, innovators, business and commerce and much more. Can you find that creativity and innovation in Europe?