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Domination of land, sea, air, cyberspace, outer space, militarization of outer space

JAY: You could argue the other way, though. You could argue getting bogged down in Afghanistan and having thousands of troops and another trillion dollars down the toilet, that in the long term actually weakens US positioning vis-à-vis Eurasia. I mean, they’ve had a dominant position in Eurasia for decades without having any bases in Afghanistan. Read more

Global Order of Great Powers

Some proponents of this view believe that the president is moving slowly but steadily toward building a somewhat more democratic global order of great powers – including emerging giants, as well as longstanding heavyweights. This would permit an increasingly cash-strapped Washington to gradually devolve some of its more costly responsibilities to other states and international institutions while retaining its “indispensable” status. Read more