The world must now plan for two different Americas | Thomas Wright, Brookings Institution @LowyInstitute
The world must now plan for two different Americas | Thomas Wright, Brookings Institution  @LowyInstitute
Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
It's not American decline that should worry the world — it's American unpredictability.

Former Biden NSC official Thomas Wright argues that the real challenge of the next 20 years is a world forced to adapt to two radically different US foreign policies alternating with each election.

For allies and adversaries alike, nothing can be assumed to last.

Watch the Melbourne event at youtube.com/live/meLpPArUxJg
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The world must now plan for two different Americas | Thomas Wright, Brookings Institution

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