Whenever there is a global crisis, natural disaster or man-made, civilianListen live if you can or pick the show up later by clicking here. Or you can pick the show up later by clicking that link or by visiting either our iTunes page or our Stitcher page.
or of a security related issue - the world turns their eyes to the United States of America.
The indispensable nation. The only global super-power. You all know the drill.
Is it an honor, or a burden? Is it a habit we should, or can sustain?
Our guest for the full hour to discuss this and related issues will be Christopher Preble, vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute.
As a starting point for our discussion, we will use the article he co-authored with William Ruger at War on the Rocks, No More of the Same: the Problem with Primacy.
"We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. We must acquire proficiency in defense and display stamina in purpose." - President Eisenhower, First Inaugural Address
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Friday, May 05, 2017
On Midrats 7 May 2017 - Episode 383: The Downside of Being the Indispensable Nation
Please join us on 7 May 2017 at 5pm (EDT) for Midrats Episode 383: The Downside of Being the Indispensable Nation
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