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Is this the end of the “American Century”?
Is the United States’ time in the sun as the world’s superpower coming to an end? While American exceptionalism reigns supreme, the Capitol Hill riots revealed a truth
By Dr Sarah Walsh, University of Melbourne
Share selection to: Were the past 80 years truly the “American Century”? A corollary, though unspoken, question – if this is true, is the United States’ time in the sun over?
As an American historian of modern Latin America, I am mindful of my own power and position relative to the people, places, and ideas I study. Since the 1970s, American academics have reflected on our country’s outsized power and influence and the way that affects our scholarship.