Depending on which side of the line you're on, it's possible we're seeing the start of America’s terminal decline, or perhaps its regeneration. While the US has been busily announcing the end of the post-World War II global order abroad, at home, the president seems to be even more rapidly trying to upend the status quo. In this clip of a recent episode of Talking Geopolitics, Geopolitical Futures Chairman George Friedman joined host Christian Smith to discuss what to make of the start of Donald Trump's second term in the wider context of American history and its cycles. Visit http://www.geopoliticalfutures.com for world-class geopolitical analysis and discussion.

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