In this geopolitics series we look at the world’s premier nations, how they evolved and came to have influence at a global scale. We begin with the United States and will in separate publications look at China, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and Germany
Settlers from Europe arrived on the North American continent in the 17th century and would eventually establish the United States of America. They would establish a government and spread across the North American continent eventually becoming a continental power.
After World War Two the United States stood in a unique position and established a new international order but spent the next few decades in an ideological battle with the Soviet Union.
After the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991, America found herself in unique position—she was not only the world’s leading nation but also the world’s lone superpower, the US possessed unprecedented global power and was able to shape almost every political landscape.
But in the 21st century the US has had very few foreign policy successes, and the American century now faces a multitude of challenges both from abroad and domestically.
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