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2 unusual facts about Pax Americana


Pax Americana

In the post-communism world of the 21st-century, the French Socialist politician Hubert Védrine describes the USA as a hegemonic hyperpower, while the U.S. political scientists John Mearsheimer and Joseph Nye counter that the USA is not a “true” hegemony, because it does not have the resources to impose a proper, formal, global rule; despite its political and military strength, the USA is economically equal to Europe, thus, cannot rule the international stage.

Those who favored traditional policies of avoiding foreign entanglements included labor leader Samuel Gompers and steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie.


Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain

Other examples of "Pax" include, but are not limited to: Pax Britannica, Pax Americana, and Pax Sinica.


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