The End of America?

America was
the shining city on a hill. It was the country at the forefront of the world
democratic order, the global policeman, the might of its military matched only
by the depth of its financial reserves. America was the one the world listened
to, whether it wanted to or not. So what happened?



Well, a lot
of things. In this searing account, Alan Friedman shows how, from the
disastrous Vietnam War to Barack Obama's bungled response to the Arab Spring,
American intervention is no longer the decisive action it once was. And now,
with the rise of China and Russia, coupled with America's prostration of itself
following the election of Donald Trump, the decline of its authority is only
hastening.



We move now,
Friedman argues, into the New World Disorder. In this dangerous and unstable
world, the Washington-enforced liberal order is receding, and a new set of
anxieties and alliances are in ascendance. What is America's place in this?
Which powers will emerge as leaders? Will the European Union count at all? We
know one thing: the New World Disorder will challenge Western values to
breaking point.