rich 1.0 As America celebrates its semi-quincentennial, questions are growing about whether its best days are behind it. Rising debt, political polarisation, military overstretch, the emergence of China, and a shifting global balance of power have all raised doubts about the future of the American-led international order. As the United States reaches its 250th birthday, is it witnessing the beginning of a new era of renewal—or the slow decline of an empire? Geopolitical Horizons https://audioboom.com/channels/5041041-geopolitical-horizons Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43713316/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8920626/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>