2min chapter

Past Present Future cover image

Live Special: The American Century w/ David Miliband

Past Present Future

CHAPTER

The Hypocrisy of the US

Until 1990, there was a Cold War. We lived in a unipolar world for 15, 20 years. And it's been a period of enormous Western dominance. I think that now, if you look at where things are, even before COVID, the sense that the West wasn't living up to its own promises on climate and global poverty is very real. America's ability to argue that the Russian regime should be prosecuted in respect of war crimes is fatally undermined by its own unwillingness to sign up to the International Criminal Court. The hypocrisy argument is a real argument we have to take seriously.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode