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This episode examines the unraveling of U.S. global leadership under a second Trump administration, focusing on the breakdown of NATO, unilateral military interventions in Venezuela and Iran, and the resulting global instability. It argues that abandoning alliances in favor of great-power
This episode examines the unraveling of U.S. global leadership under a second Trump administration, focusing on the breakdown of NATO, unilateral military interventions in Venezuela and Iran, and the resulting global instability. It argues that abandoning alliances in favor of great-power
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Donald J. TrumpRobert KaganAnn ApplebaumSimon RomeroJohn Barrett
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The Atlantic
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U.S. Central CommandUSAID
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Breaking NewsCriminal Justice ReformForeign PolicyGeopoliticsGlobal NewsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismUs Politics
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