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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.

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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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