Response to Reviews on Tomorrow the World: The Birth of U.S. Global Supremacy

{
  "authors": [
    "Stephen Wertheim"
  ],
  "type": "legacyinthemedia",
  "centerAffiliationAll": "dc",
  "centers": [
    "Carnegie Endowment for International Peace"
  ],
  "collections": [],
  "englishNewsletterAll": "americanStatecraft",
  "nonEnglishNewsletterAll": "",
  "primaryCenter": "Carnegie Endowment for International Peace",
  "programAffiliation": "ASP",
  "programs": [
    "American Statecraft"
  ],
  "projects": [],
  "regions": [
    "North America",
    "United States"
  ],
  "topics": []
}

In The Media

Response to Reviews on Tomorrow the World: The Birth of U.S. Global Supremacy

How and why did the people who shape U.S. foreign policy decide to pursue global military dominance as a fundamental objective of America’s role in the world?

By Stephen Wertheim

Published on Jan 17, 2022

H-Diplo

About the Author

Stephen Wertheim

Senior Fellow, American Statecraft Program

Stephen Wertheim is a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Recent Work

Other
"I Don’t Think Trump Wants to Pull America Out of NATO"
- Stephen Wertheim
Q&A
Ahead of the Ankara Summit, NATO’s Mood Has Changed
- +1
  Sophia Besch, Alper Coşkun, Nate Reynolds, …

North America United States

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

More Work from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Commentary
Emissary
The U.S. and China Need an AI Hotline. Here’s How to Build It.
It should address the shortcomings of previous crisis communication efforts and adapt to the demands of frontier AI.
Lucy Luo
Commentary
Emissary
The UN Isn’t Declining. It’s Decomposing.
Washington’s decision to support some UN functions while letting others wither is pulling the organization apart at the seams.
Stewart Patrick, Theodore Zaritsky
Paper
2026 Carnegie California AI Survey
While there are notable demographic, economic, and geographic divides over AI, there is also substantial alignment between Republicans and Democrats.
+2
Ian Klaus, Mark Baldassare, Rachel George, …
Commentary
Emissary
What Would Need to Happen to Slow AI Development?
AI capabilities are moving fast. Most institutions—including governments—can’t keep up.
Anton Leicht, Scott Singer
Commentary
BIS in the New Age of Import Controls
The Bureau of Industry and Security needs to adjust its focus and practices to maintain its position as the U.S. government’s primary champion of international technological competition.
Geoffrey Irving

More Work from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Trump walking toward Xi, both with arms extended to shake hands

Commentary

Emissary

The U.S. and China Need an AI Hotline. Here’s How to Build It.

It should address the shortcomings of previous crisis communication efforts and adapt to the demands of frontier AI.

Lucy Luo

Commentary

Emissary

The UN Isn’t Declining. It’s Decomposing.

Washington’s decision to support some UN functions while letting others wither is pulling the organization apart at the seams.

Stewart Patrick, Theodore Zaritsky

Paper

2026 Carnegie California AI Survey

While there are notable demographic, economic, and geographic divides over AI, there is also substantial alignment between Republicans and Democrats.

- +2
Ian Klaus, Mark Baldassare, Rachel George, …

Commentary

Emissary

What Would Need to Happen to Slow AI Development?

AI capabilities are moving fast. Most institutions—including governments—can’t keep up.

Anton Leicht, Scott Singer

hands holding semiconductors in production

Commentary

BIS in the New Age of Import Controls

The Bureau of Industry and Security needs to adjust its focus and practices to maintain its position as the U.S. government’s primary champion of international technological competition.

Geoffrey Irving