Live Special: The American Century w/ David Miliband

<p>This week’s episode was recorded live at the Hay Festival, where David was joined on stage by David Miliband and Helen Thompson to discuss the past, present and future of American power. What explains American global dominance? Can it be justified? How will it be replaced? They discuss the fall-out of the Ukraine war, the threat posed by China, the challenge of climate change and the possibility of a second Trump presidency and ask – is the American century over?</p><br><p>David Miliband writes about the consequences of the Ukraine war in <a href=" https://bit.ly/3C3zI8y" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Foreign Affairs</em></a><em>.</em></p><p>Hear more from Helen Thompson on the <a href="https://bit.ly/43dj2qW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>These Times</em></a> podcast from <em>UnHerd. </em></p><p>Follow Past Present Future on Twitter @PPFIdeas</p><br><p>Sign up to LRB Close Readings:</p><p>Directly in Apple: <a href="https://lrb.me/ppfapplesignup" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3pJoFPq</a></p><p>In other podcast apps: <a href="https://lrb.me/ppfsignup" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.supportingcast.fm</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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