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Emerging World Order: U.S. Superpower Status Challenged

4/8/2026

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A new world order is emerging, according to Manlio Graziano, a professor of geopolitics.
Graziano, in a conversation with François Picard, says the United States remains a superpower.
Graziano says the shift results from strategic failures in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
The decline in U.S. hegemony produces strategic incoherence and leaves Europe uncertain about relying on or detaching from the United States.

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A new world order is emerging, according to Manlio Graziano, a professor of geopolitics.
Graziano, in a conversation with François Picard, says the United States remains a superpower.
Graziano says the shift results from strategic failures in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
The decline in U.S. hegemony produces strategic incoherence and leaves Europe uncertain about relying on or detaching from the United States.