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    Explore how post-WWII US foreign policy and international affairs shaped modern geopolitics and national politics in this deep dive into global political history.

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    The strongest nation on earth is also the most anxious, and that anxiety quickly found a target in their former ally, the Soviet Union. It’s a strategy that didn't just win a war; it became the blueprint for the next eighty years of American life.

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    The Vacuum of Power and the Birth of a Strategy

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    Institutionalizing the Infinite Struggle

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    The Stagnation and Sudden Collapse of the Soviet Empire

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    The Shift Toward National Reconstitution and Selective Engagement

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    Understanding the New World Disorder

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    A Playbook for Navigating a Competitive Future

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    Closing Reflections on the Infinite Cold War

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