History of American Isolationism with Charles Kupchan

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A discussion of the evolution of U.S. statecraft with Charles Kupchan, author of a new book, "Isolationism: A History of America's Effort to Shield Itself from the World." In the book, Kupchan traces isolationism across the full arc of U.S. history, from the founding era through the present. He explores the ideological sources of America's aversion to foreign entanglement, how and why that aversion gave way to global engagement beginning with World War II, and why isolationist sentiment has been making a comeback more recently. In a conversation with John Haskell, Kupchan discusses the merits as well as the downsides of the nation's isolationist and internationalist traditions. Their conversation also addresses the implications of Kupchan's historical analysis for U.S. statecraft and global affairs moving forward.

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English

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United States

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