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Mia discusses the long arc of the Pax Americana and its implications in the context of Trump's actions regarding Iran.

Mia discusses the long arc of the Pax Americana, its roots in the US Navy, and how Trump’s war with Iran has blown it up. Sources : https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-2/endnotes-misery-and-debt https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/encyclopedia/war-and-military-affairs/alfred-thayer-mahan/ https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-promised-economic-d-day-203113113.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Mia

Topics covered

• American hegemony
• Pax Americana
• US Navy
• Trump
• Iran
• war
• politics

Keywords

• American hegemony
• Pax Americana
• US Navy
• Trump
• Iran
• war
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US Navy, Yahoo

Books & works: Pax Americana, Endnotes, Alfred Thayer Mahan

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