American Exceptionalism is Getting a Reality Check | Prof. Michael Brenner
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Originally published on 3 May 2025.
Today I'm talking again to Michael Brenner. Michael is Professor Emeritus of International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh and a Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Jogn Hopkins.Links:Goods Shop: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourth...Timestamps:00:00:00 Preview00:00:51 Intro00:01:13 Connection between USA's internal politics and its foreign policy00:09:28 Is Trump doing something new, or just repeating a cycle?00:22:19 Discussing USA's military bases00:36:58 Is the current US political system sustainable?00:47:01 Israel's effect in the internal politics of USA00:51:07 The lobbying system of USA and its problems01:02:46 Will the USA understand that it doesn't have to be exceptional?01:08:20 "Kakistocracy" - The rule of the least capable01:12:00 Outro
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