Can America renew its superpower status amid political divides?: Kluth

Can America renew its superpower status amid political divides?: Kluth

Is America on the path of decline, or can it maintain its superpower status?
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Is America on the path of decline, or can it maintain its superpower status? This question arises as Marine One, carrying ageing leaders, highlights a deeper issue of needed updates. The Pentagon's Office of Net Assessment suggests learning from historical powers like Victorian Britain, which overcame decline through reforms. However, America's current political divisiveness makes such renewal challenging. The country's future hinges on finding common ground for necessary reforms.

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By Andreas Kluth

It's a question that has kept wonks and pols busy for years: Can America remain the world's mightiest power, the better to defend its own interests as well as international order? Or is the US in the early stages of secular decline? The sight of Marine One soaring over my head toward the White House the other day was a useful reminder that it all depends on your point of view. 

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