None of this makes America safer. It makes America isolated. And isolation has never been a winning strategy for a global power. What is most tragic Is that this path is unnecessary. The United States possesses unmatched diplomatic leverage, economic reach, military capability and moral influence when it chooses to wield them responsibly. It does not need to take Greenland to secure Arctic stability. It needs to lead a coalition that secures it Collectively, the difference between those two paths is the difference between empire and alliance. (10:23–10:34)
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Asserts that the U.S. has unmatched diplomatic, economic, military, and moral influence when used responsibly.
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