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For Imbrie, recent egregious mistakes in the use of force also account for most strategic mistakes under President Donald Trump, propelling Washington towards unilateralism. Domestic partisanship, racial tensions, and economic predicaments have exacerbated the United States' decline as a superpower. Imbrie underscores that to avoid the fate of Habsburg Austria, the United States should adopt multilateralism towards its democratic allies to increase burden sharing in response to transnational threats. [Extracted from the article]