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Is America in decline?

17.09.2021
Published: 17.09.2021 Category: Investing and finance

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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

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