"On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic 's David Frum opens with his thoughts on the recent gifts given to President Donald Trump by the Swiss government. He argues that the incident is yet another example of Trump's favor being won through personal gifts and another sign of how his administration has forced the United States to abandon its traditional leadership role in the global order, reshaping American foreign policy into something closer to that of an extractive predator state."
"David is then joined by Margaret MacMillan, emeritus professor of history at the University of Toronto and emeritus professor of international history at Oxford University, for a conversation about what a "post-American" world order might look like. They examine the United States' retreat from global leadership under Trump, and consider whether the U.S. functions as an empire and whether that empire is now in decline."
Recent gifts from Switzerland to President Donald Trump exemplify personal, gift-driven diplomacy that alters U.S. foreign-policy norms. The incident signals a shift from traditional American leadership toward transactional, interest-driven international behavior resembling an extractive predator state. The United States has retreated from global leadership, prompting examination of whether it functions as an empire and whether that empire is in decline. Historical analogies illuminate changing power dynamics, and a literary reflection on grief offers perspectives amid national and international change.
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