It’s not just that Marco Rubio is eclipsing other Cabinet members in President Donald Trump’s second term. Or even that he has reignited long-dormant speculation that he could become president.

President Trump’s approach is a revival of the mission of empire — acquiring the territories and resources of sovereign peoples.

Whether framed as liberal, neocon or realist, US foreign policy has always been about sustaining American dominance.

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