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America in Retreat: The Decline of US Leadership from WW2 to Covid-19
In the heady days after 1945, the authority of the United States was unrivalled and, with the founding of the UN, a new era of international co-operation seemed to have begun. But seventy-five years later, its influence has already diminished. The world has now entered a post-American era, argues Michael Pembroke (in ‘America in Retreat: The Decline of US Leadership from WW2 to Covid-19’, Oneworld, 2021), defined by a flourishing Asia and the ascendancy of China, as much as by the decline of the United States.
Michael Pembroke will discuss his book, which is a short history of that decline; how high standards and treasured principles were ignored; how idealism was replaced by hubris and moral compromise; and how adherence to the rule of law became selective. It is also a look into the future – a future dominated by greater Asia and China in particular. We are in the midst of the third great power shift in modern history – from Europe to America to Asia.
Date:
8 March 2021, 13:00
Venue:
Online
Speaker:
Michael Pembroke
Organising department:
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Organiser:
Professor Rana Mitter (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
information@chinese.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Professor Rana Mitter
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.chinacentre.ox.ac.uk/
Booking email:
information@chinese.ox.ac.uk
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Clare Orchard
