1. America at a Global Crossroads

The U.S., polarized and divided, faces a world of challenges, dangers, and uncertainties. Conflict and disorder have become the defining features of world politics. 

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Documents

A-U.S.-Grand-Strategy_-Do-We-Have-One-1-2.pdf

A U.S. Grand Strategy: Do We Have One And What Should It Be? – Hoover

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Why America’s Grand Strategy Has Not Changed: Power, Habit, and the U.S. Foreign Policy Establishment – M.I.T.

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The Grand Strategy of the United States – National Defense University

2025_MandateForLeadership_CHAPTER-06.pdf

Project 2025: Department of State – Heritage Foundation

2025USEconomicOutlook.pdf

2025 U.S. Economic Outlook: New Policies, Similar Path – Goldman Sachs

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Democracy and Human Rights in U.S. Foreign Policy: Evolution, Tools, and Issues for Congress

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Global Trends 2040: A More Contested World – Office of the Director of National Intelligence

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U.S. Strategy on Global Development – White House

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U.S. Army War College

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USAWC Prof. Carrie Lee – Great Decisions Lecture – US Foreign Policy at a Crossroad

WorldOregon. Speaker: Jane Cramer, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Oregon Presented February 7, 2025 at Portland State University, in conjunction with WorldOregon's annual Great Decisions series.

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Great Decisions 2025: American Foreign Policy at a Crossroads

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UMN

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Great Decisions: American Foreign Policy at a Crossroads

The past 70 years has been the era of “Pax Americana,” a period of relative stability thanks to the influence and ballast provided by the United States. But with Russian expansion and a rising China, how long can it last? www.GreatDecisions.org Executive Producer: MacDara King Narrator: David Strathairn

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Pax Americana: The Global Liberal Order – Great Decisions Full episode

The U.S. developed the global order we know today. But the American appetite for multilateralism has since diminished. Great Decisions asks whether global cooperation can endure in an era of nationalist retrenchment

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The End of Globalization (Great Decisions Full Episode)

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Reuters exclusively reported that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates’ national oil companies plan to extract lithium from brine in their oilfields, in line with efforts to diversify their economies and profit from the shift to electric vehicles.  The post Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium  appeared first on Reuters […]

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Reuters exclusively reported that Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has agreed to buy a 10% stake in China’s second-largest mutual fund company, underscoring Beijing’s increasing ties with the Middle East amid rising tensions with the West.  The post Qatar sovereign fund agrees to buy 10% stake in China asset manager appeared first on Reuters News Agency.

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Recommended Readings

G. John Ikenberry, A World Safe for Democracy: Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order

Explores liberal internationalism and its challenges in the modern world. Read more

Stewart Patrick, The Sovereignty Wars: Reconciling America with the World

Carnegie Endowment Link. A detailed assessment of the effectiveness of global governance structures. Read more

Fareed Zakaria, The Post-American World

Offers insights into the global shifts in power dynamics. Read more

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