After the Empire_ The Breakdown of the American Order -- Emmanuel Todd 

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Summary

The sources are excerpts from Emmanuel Todd's After the Empire: The Breakdown of the American Order. The book argues that the United States has lost its role as a global problem solver and has become a problem itself. Instead of being a beacon of democracy and freedom, the United States is increasingly seen as a bully who is unable to solve its own domestic and international problems, while also failing to offer sustainable solutions for the rest of the world. In fact, the United States' hegemonic influence in the world is waning due to several factors, including a decrease in its global economic dominance, its reliance on oil, the emergence of a multipolar world, the rise of a powerful Russia, and the growing influence of Islamic fundamentalism. Todd argues that the United States is moving towards an “Anglo-Saxon” form of nationalism that is increasingly hostile towards non-European countries and has little tolerance for the difference between them. The sources from After the Empire provide a critical examination of the American political and economic systems and highlight the reasons for their perceived decline.