Is the US retreating from the world? Charles Kupchan on the future of US global leadership | DW News

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US troops are leaving Iraq, American bombers are being withdrawn from Britain, and Washington is scaling back its international commitments. Is Donald Trump simply reshaping US foreign policy, or is America giving up its role as global leader? We ask Charles Kupchan of the Council on Foreign Relations and Georgetown University whether this is strategic restraint, a return to isolationism, or the beginning of a more dangerous world. Chapters: 00:00 U.S. military pullbacks in Iraq and the UK 01:06 Trump declares victory and defends withdrawals 02:14 Is America retreating from the world? 03:13 Interview: Charles Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations 03:34 Rhetoric versus reality in U.S. foreign policy 05:04 Why Trump struggles to bring troops home 06:38 Ukraine, Taiwan, and the limits of disengagement 08:34 The impact of leaving international organizations 10:06 Why global challenges still affect America 12:02 Are military withdrawals bad for the U.S.? 13:03 Burden-sharing and the value

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