Immanuel Wallerstein Predicted the Fall of the US Empire

In July 2002, Immanuel Wallerstein appeared on C-SPAN’s morning . He had just written an for magazine with a provocative title: “The Eagle Has Crash Landed.” Wallerstein argued that the US position of dominance on the world stage was in decline.call-in programessayForeign Policy As he was speaking, less than a year had passed since the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the subsequent US invasion of Afghanistan. The Bush administration was preparing its military and the American public for the…