What Role Will the U.S. Play in the World?

He insists on the U.S. retaining its global supremacy, but wants to stay out of conflicts. In an interview, historian Stephen Wertheim discusses Donald Trump’s view of the world, the Republicans’ foreign policy views and what it all might mean for Europe.

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