We have been the powerhouse on the world’s stage since WWII and we virtually stood alone as a dominant force since 1989 when the Berlin Wall came down.  While there have clearly been wobbles since, like the Iraq debacle, we now must envision a new era in foreign policy, both because of the rise of our major adversary, in China, as well as the new Trump Administration’s uneven support for NATO and the alliance that has secured the peace throughout this modern era.  Edward Goldberg, an NYU professor, and the author of “The United States as Global Liberal Hegemon: How the US Came to Lead the World”, leads us through this changing political landscape. While we use our military, economy and geography to straddle the globe as the major force still, are those days coming to an end?  And, if so, what are the implications of this changing dynamic?  We discuss today in detail on this podcast.