# America’s great transformation in the age of brute force

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/americas-great-transformation-in-the-age-of-brute-force/
- Published: 2026-11-03T18:37:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T10:49:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Le Monde (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/11/03/america-s-great-transformation-in-the-age-of-brute-force_6770656_23.html
- Topics: Americas, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- The article describes a shift in US power under Donald Trump.
- It argues that American institutions are being subordinated to political aims.
- Technology and media are part of the changing geopolitical landscape.

## Summary

The article argues that the United States is undergoing an “imperial transformation” under Donald Trump, shifting away from its former role as a power that claimed to uphold an international order. It portrays the change as a move towards using unchecked force, with consequences for American institutions and global relations.

Drawing on a book by Maud Quessard, a specialist in US foreign policy, the article points to the United Nations General Assembly’s inability to respond to the changing international order as one sign of the shift. It describes political leadership at the Pentagon as seeking to make the military serve a domestic agenda, and highlights the growing entanglement of technology, politics, media and geopolitics, including Elon Musk’s influence through digital platforms and algorithms.

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