What Would a U.S. Grand Strategy of Restraint Look Like?

In this week’s podcast interview, Barry Posen joins WPR associate editor Elliot Waldman for a conversation about how Posen’s idea of a U.S. grand strategy based on restraint would look when put into practice. They also discuss the Trump administration’s grand strategy, which Posen calls “illiberal hegemony.”

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