America in the world, with Stephen Wertheim

<p>How did America become the world’s predominant power? Historian Stephen Wertheim joins the <em>Prospect </em>podcast this week to discuss the short history of America as the world’s policeman, which he outlines in his new book, <em>Tomorrow the World. </em>He also talks about what might happen next—and what a foreign policy under Joe Biden might look like.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Stephen is Deputy Director of Research and Policy at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, and is one of <em>Prospect’s </em>Top 50 Thinkers for 2020. <a href="https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674248663" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Tomorrow the World</em></a><em> </em>is published by Harvard University Press.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>