The World Without US
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The World Without US is a documentary film
created by Mitch Anderson
and Jason J. Tomaric. Released in 2008, the documentary explores what might happen if the United States
were to leave the international arena, rescind its global reach and become an isolationist nation
for the first time since the early 20th century.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
created by Mitch Anderson
Mitch Anderson (director)
Mitch Anderson is a Romanian born American film director, producer, writer, researcher and editor. He is the only son of former political dissidents of the Stalinist era...
and Jason J. Tomaric. Released in 2008, the documentary explores what might happen if the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
were to leave the international arena, rescind its global reach and become an isolationist nation
United States non-interventionism
Non-interventionism, the diplomatic policy whereby a nation seeks to avoid alliances with other nations in order to avoid being drawn into wars not related to direct territorial self-defense, has had a long history in the United States...
for the first time since the early 20th century.
Subject matter
Mitch Anderson and Jason Tomaric began this documentary in order to answer what would happen if the United States removed itself from foreign affairs by embarking on a quest to several regions of the world. Within these regions, the filmmakers interview experts and everyday world citizens to understand not only how the United States is viewed, but also how the United States has affected the world outside of its borders. The film was officially selected for the GI Film Festival in Washington DC in May 2008. The documentary covers a wide span of the United States’ foreign affairs, not simply the issues currently occurring in the Middle East and Asia.Interviewees
- Niall FergusonNiall FergusonNiall Campbell Douglas Ferguson is a British historian. His specialty is financial and economic history, particularly hyperinflation and the bond markets, as well as the history of colonialism.....
, PhD. - James Lilley
- Saad Al-Ajmi, PhD.
- Cheol-Hwan Khang
- Hideyoshi Kase, PhD.
- Legislator Bi-Khim HsiaoHsiao Bi-khimHsiao Bi-khim is a Taiwanese political figure associated with the Democratic Progressive Party , serving in the past as a legislator, as well as an important figure in DPP foreign policy circles. She is also a Vice President of Liberal International....
- General Jovan DivjakJovan DivjakJovan Divjak was a Bosnian general in the Bosnian army during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War. He was the deputy commander of the Main Staff until 1994. Although he was born to Serbian parents, he is a self-declared Bosnian.-Early life and military career:He was born in Belgrade to Serbian parents...
- Miljenko Dereta