Manlio Graziano argues that while the US maintains superpower status, it no longer functions as the undisputed leader of the free world. He suggests Europe is grappling with a new geopolitical reality where reliance on the US is necessary but complicated by historical strategic failures.

François Picard is pleased to welcome Manlio Graziano, Author, Professor of Geopolitics at the American Graduate School of International Relations & Diplomacy. He argues that we are embarking on a new world order: the US remains a superpower, yet no longer functions as "leader of the free world". For a half century, the US has faced the limits of its global dominance, a realisation rooted in strategic failures ranging from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, this erosion of hegemony manifest...