Ep. 48 Strong, But Still Powerful?

After a three-month break, Eric and Sue return to a world that didn’t exactly wait for them. From Iran and Ukraine to China, Venezuela, and artificial intelligence, one question connects the headlines: America may still be strong—but is it still powerful? Sue argues that the “physics of power” are changing as influence shifts between nations, from governments to companies, and increasingly from people to machines. Together, they look beyond the immediate headlines to ask what really matters: ...