In this episode of On Wealth and Progress, Todd Sheets explores how America’s foreign policy became more complicated and more divided than ever before. As the U.S. navigates diplomacy with Russia, trade with China, and concerns over Iran’s nuclear program, foreign policy decisions are proving harder to manage than expected.

But this confusion didn’t begin today. Todd walks through the key turning points that shaped how we got here from Vietnam and the Cold War to Iraq and the promises of globalization. He reflects on how both the political left and right shifted over time, and why many Americans are left asking:

Where do we go from here?

You’ll learn:

How foreign policy shifted from post-WWII unity to decades of doubt

What Vietnam, the Cold War, and Iraq reveal about America’s global strategy

Why both parties have struggled to adapt to a more complex world

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This episode is Part 1 in a series examining the breakdown of American foreign policy and the deeper questions behind it.

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