Ian Buruma: ‘People realize that P • Table.Briefings

Writer, essayist and historian Ian Buruma.

Writer Ian Buruma keenly understands world history’s big and small connections. In this interview, he explains how the US elections could herald a turning point in the Indo-Pacific and why he willingly watches Chinese propaganda flicks.

Mr. Buruma, in 2022, you wrote in the New York Times that Joe Biden represented the „setting sun of Pax Americana“ and should make way for a younger Democrat. This idea seems to be fulfilled with the nomination of Kamala Harris.

Ian Buruma: ‘People realize that Pax Americana cannot last forever’

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