EPISODE · Jul 3, 2026 · 56 MIN
America at 250 – What the U.S. Means to the World
from World Review with Ivo Daalder · host Ivo Daalder, James Harding, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Sylvie Kauffmann
Key Topics How the American experiment of government based on consent and inalienable rights ignited global movements and reshaped societies, from Europe to Asia. The complex legacy of America’s post-1945 institutional order, the Marshall Plan, NATO, United Nations, and whether this framework still works or if it's fundamentally broken. The rise of competing models like China’s authoritarian capitalism and the implications for democracies worldwide. Why America’s internal struggles, polarization, and quest for national self-redefinition threaten its ability to lead and inspire future generations. The risks and opportunities of a world where the U.S. steps back, and other nations forge a new, possibly more interdependent, global order. Links Zanny Minton Beddoes - https://mediadirectory.economist.com/people/zanny-minton-beddoes/ James Harding - https://observer.co.uk/contributor/james-harding Sylvie Kauffmann - https://www.lemonde.fr/en/signataires/sylvie-kauffmann/ Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs — belfercenter.org World Review with Ivo Daalder — belfercenter.org/world-review-ivo-daalder
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In this very special episode of World Review, Ivo Dalder is joined by three of Europe's most influential editors. Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist; James Harding, Editor-in-Chief of The Observer; and Sylvie Kauffmann, renowned France-based foreign affairs columnist and former Editor-in-Chief at Le Monde. Together, they explore America's original promise, the cracks that threaten its global role, and what the shapeshifting world might look like without American leadership.
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