What Will It Take for America to Wake Up?

Take a look at the world today: Ukraine is being divided by violent protests, Russia is mobilizing its military, Venezuela is suffering from massive anti-government uprisings and Iran is accelerating towards becoming a nuclear power. Just a few decades ago, events like this would have sounded alarm bells throughout the United States. Today, a majority of Americans are simply not interested in these problems.

Here are the articles referenced on today’s program:

George Friedman: “Americans Aren’t Interested in the World’s Problems”

Los Angeles Times: “The coming crash of American diplomacy in the Middle East”