The Paradox of a Global USA describes the vexed relationship between the United States and globalization. On the one hand, the U.S. has vociferously promoted mo

For a century, economists have driven forward the cause of globalization in financial institutions, labour markets, and trade. Yet there have been consistent wa

Not since the Roman Empire has any nation had as much economic, cultural, and military power as the United States does today. Yet, as has become all too evident

This edition of Global Trends revolves around a core argument about how the changing nature of power is increasing stress both within countries and between coun

The same aspects of American government and society that propelled the United States to global primacy have also hampered its orderly and successful conduct of