What Makes a Superpower?

What Makes a Superpower? #AshCarter #GZW135 #CL0

The United States is the world's undisputed superpower. But how much longer can that last? Enter: China. On the show Ian Bremmer breaks down the three key points that constitute a superpower and then talks to the man who once commanded the world's most powerful military, former Defense Secretary Ash Carter. And on Puppet Regime, President Trump channels his inner Patton.

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