Foreign Policy After World War Two

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In a 19 forty seven address to congress that's often considered the declaration of the cold war, president harry truman announced what became known as the truman doctrine. Planners saw globalism as a kind of necessary structure for creating a kind of insurance for the global economic system they wanted to design. In his newest work, sang writes about the evolution of us.

“America” and “empire.” Do those words go together? If so, what kind of imperialism does the U.S. practice, and how has American empire changed over time?

By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Nikhil Singh and Daniel Immerwahr.

The series editor is Loretta Williams. Music by Algiers, John Erik Kaada, Eric Neveux, and
Lucas Biewen. Music consulting and production help from Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.