{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Is the US a Predatory Hegemon?","description":"Do we live in a world governed only by force, one in which the United States\u2019 military and economic power alone will advance U.S. interests? Or are the Trump administration\u2019s efforts to intimidate even U.S. allies and partners bound to generate resistance? And what will be the consequences for Americans if Trump\u2019s predatory behavior fails? Grievances for Charles Lieber, a former Harvard scientist now building China\u2019s i-BRAIN lab, for Beijing\u2019s efforts to block U.S. economic sanctions, and to the U.S. State Department for refusing to recognize foreign service officers killed in the service of the country. Attas to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy for declining to bail out Spirit Airlines, for King Charles for his flawless visit to the United States, and to those members of Congress finally standing up to Trump\u2019s claim that he can wage war wherever he wants, for as long as he wants.   Show Links:   Stephen Walt, \u201cThe Predatory Hegemon\u201d Foreign Affairs, March\/April 2026. Elissa Miolene, \u201cExiled from State, America\u2019s foreign service holds its own memorial,\u201d Devex, May 4, 2026. \u201cChina\u2019s Commerce Ministry blocks US sanctions against five refineries,\u201d Reuters, May 2, 2026. \u201cSean Duffy stands up for taxpayers,\u201d Washington Post, May 3, 2026. Alex Bristow, \u201cJames Curran is Wrong about Japan\u2019s Realist PM and China,\u201d Sidney Morning Herald, May 3, 2026. David Kirton, \u201cConvicted Former Harvard Scientist Rebuilds Brain Computer Lab in China,\u201d Reuters, April 30, 2026. ","author_name":"Net Assessment","author_url":"http:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/132282","html":"