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Podcast: Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Episode: Shadi Hamid: The Case for American Power
Description: Is the United States still the âindispensable nation,â former Secretary of State Madeleine Albrightâs term to describe Americaâs leading role in the world? Or is the world better off as the country turns inward and downplays its historic alliances?Â
Washington Post columnist Shadi Hamid has made his own journey, moving from opposition to Americaâs role in the world to reluctantly embracing it. He says the alternative to American leadership isnât a morally perfect superpowerâitâs the brutal authoritarianism of countries like China and Russia. He explores this topic in his new book The Case for Americ...