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Power Problems • December 29, 2020 

# Should America Abandon “Global Leadership”? 

Peter Beinart and host John Glaser discuss the problems of “global leadership” in U.S. foreign policy, why Washington over-spends on the wrong threats, the implications of President-elect Biden’s incoming national security team, and how America should approach an increasingly influential China.

**Show Notes**

- [Peter Beinart bio](<https://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Political-Science/Faculty-Bios/Peter-Beinart >)
- Peter Beinart, “[Biden Wants America to Leader the World. It Shouldn’t](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/opinion/biden-foreign-policy.html),” *New York Times*, December 2, 2020
- Peter Beinart, “[How I Changed My Mind](https://peterbeinart.substack.com/p/how-i-changed-my-mind),” *The Beinart Notebook*, December 7, 2020

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##### John Glaser 

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