On the Atlantic's May Cover, George Packer Shares an Elegy for the American Century
April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Atlantic issued the following news release:
In the 1990s, when the diplomat Richard Holbrooke ended a war in the Balkans with the signing of the Dayton Accords, American influence seemed poised to reach new heights. The superpower had brought peace to Bosnia after years of civil war, and the country was poised to build on that success under President Bill Clinton. But instead of leading the world in the decades since, American influence began to decline.< . . .
In the 1990s, when the diplomat Richard Holbrooke ended a war in the Balkans with the signing of the Dayton Accords, American influence seemed poised to reach new heights. The superpower had brought peace to Bosnia after years of civil war, and the country was poised to build on that success under President Bill Clinton. But instead of leading the world in the decades since, American influence began to decline.< . . .