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The United States built the postwar international order at the height of its power, but that system began to fray as global power shifted. Strategic misjudgments and growing political discontent created the opening for a new approach to American leadership in the world.
- Watch Part II: youtu.be/gCgeu0Y4VTg
- Watch Part III: youtu.be/DQz3zjFG25Q
Check out more on the topic:
- Read "Managing National Security in a Time of Geopolitical Transition" here: foxnews.com/opinion/trumps-grand-peace-strategy-bearing-fruit-middle-east-around-world
- Read "The Iran War at the Crossroads" here: victorhanson.com/the-iran-war-at-the-crossroads
- Read "Lessons from the Recent Conflicts for Future War with China" here: hoover.org/research/lessons-recent-conflicts-future-war-china?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=hispbc_youtube&utm_content=08032026
Learn more about Kiron K. Skinner here: hoover.org/profiles/kiron-k-skinner?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=hispbc_youtube&utm_content=08032026
Recorded on August 14, 2025.
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© 2026 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.
The United States built the postwar international order at the height of its power, but that system began to fray as global power shifted. Strategic misjudgments and growing political discontent created the opening for a new approach to American leadership in the world.
- Watch Part II: youtu.be/gCgeu0Y4VTg
- Watch Part III: youtu.be/DQz3zjFG25Q
Check out more on the topic:
- Read "Managing National Security in a Time of Geopolitical Transition" here: foxnews.com/opinion/trumps-grand-peace-strategy-bearing-fruit-middle-east-around-world
- Read "The Iran War at the Crossroads" here: victorhanson.com/the-iran-war-at-the-crossroads
- Read "Lessons from the Recent Conflicts for Future War with China" here: hoover.org/research/lessons-recent-conflicts-future-war-china?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=hispbc_youtube&utm_content=08032026
Learn more about Kiron K. Skinner here: hoover.org/profiles/kiron-k-skinner?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=hispbc_youtube&utm_content=08032026
Recorded on August 14, 2025.
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The opinions expressed in this video are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.
© 2026 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.
