My conversation with Walter Russell Mead (@wrmead). Walter has spent decades studying how America came to dominate the world and whether it can keep doing it in an era of AI, robotics and what he calls personal politics. He's a columnist at the Wall Street Journal and the author of Special Providence and God and Gold, two of the best books on American power. We discuss: - The five point plan for global dominance - How Trump turned fame into power - The four schools of American foreign policy - What worries Xi/China - Ukraine, Iran, and the erosion of deterrence Enjoy! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:01 America, Trump and World Order 9:23 Why America Keeps Winning 20:40 China’s Structural Weakness 26:39 Technology and American Power 36:51 Four Foreign Policy Traditions 53:59 The Future of Warfare 1:00:52 Taiwan and Asian Power 1:08:39 Middle East and Deterrence 1:15:04 America’s Next 20 Years