US Decline: Structural Trends or Poor Choices?

The debate on US decline tends to be deterministic, emphasizing either the inevitable downward trajectory of all great powers or the inherent, exceptional robustness of the United States itself. According to Paul van Hooft neither perspective does justice to key trends, nor specifically to the choices US officials and its allies and partners can make.

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Paul van Hooft

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United States, decline, loss of power, Paul van Hooft

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