The US state was (re)built during the World War II and Cold War eras so that it could support a globe-spanning military presence. America's political system is hardwired to pursue primacy; it isn't built to implement polices of retrenchment or restraint 2/ politybooks.com/bookdetail?boo…

I argue that retrenchment makes good sense in strategic terms. But being a good idea isn't enough. The political system needs to be reformed so that leaders are incentivized to pursue those ideas. Get the book to find out more! Polity amazon.co.uk/Why-America-Ca…

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“Hacker T Dog is the heir to Frank Sidebottom.” Discuss.

Whoever is elected President in November 2024, the US must abandon its foreign policy of military primacy, argues Peter Harris in his new book 𝑊ℎ𝑦 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎 𝐶𝑎𝑛’𝑡 𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐ℎ (𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑡 𝑀𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡) – OUT NOW.

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