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New Book 'After The Apocalypse' Explores Transforming America's Role In The World

In "After The Apocalypse," author Andrew Bacevich argues that the most important threats the U.S. faces are in North America, not on battlefields in the Middle East.
Colonel Don Campbell with members of the United States Army Fourth Infantry Division stand in front of the American flag prior to the home opener between the Anaheim Angels and the Texas Rangers at the Ballpark in Arlington on April 9, 2004 in Arlington, Texas. The U.S. Fourth Infantry, was instrumental in the capture of Saddam Hussein. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

When Andrew Bacevich was writing his new book last year, the nation was going through a near apocalypse.

In “After The Apocalypse: America’s Role in a World Transformed,” he argues that the most important threats we face are in North America, not on battlefields in the Middle East.

Here & Now‘s Jane Clayson speaks with Bacevich, president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.

Book Excerpt: ‘After The Apocalypse’

By Andrew Bacevich

Introduction: Not So Innocent

During the summer of 2020, as I was writing this book, nervous Americans sensed the onset of By implication, that could be anyone anywhere.

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