The Post-WW2 Global Order and Why It’s Now Falling Apart - Historian James Holland

<p>Stop your addiction today! Go to https://joinrelay.app/winston Use code WINSTON to get 7 days free</p><p>In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with bestselling historian James Holland to explore how the Second World War transformed the global order and whether the world built in 1945 is now falling apart. We discuss the rise and fall of the British Empire, the competing visions of Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Churchill’s wartime leadership and the creation of the rules-based international order. We also debate the legacy of American power, the failures of modern political leadership, the decline of Britain and whether the West is abandoning the very principles that made it prosperous. As the post-war settlement comes under increasing strain, I ask James whether the world is heading towards a new era of global instability.</p><p><br></p><p>RECORD ON 3RD SEPTEMBER 2026</p><p><br></p><p>WATCH THE EXTENDED CONVERSATION HERE: https://www.winstonmarshall.co.uk/</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters </p><p>00:00 The World Before 1945</p><p>03:31 How the British Empire Dominated the World</p><p>09:07 Woodrow Wilson &amp; the Birth of a New World Order</p><p>15:00 The Origins of the Rules-Based International Order</p><p>20:00 How Empires Shaped the Modern World</p><p>24:20 National Self-Determination &amp; the Treaty of Versailles</p><p>27:19 Roosevelt&#39;s Vision for the Post-War World</p><p>33:57 Has the Post-War World Order Been a Success?</p><p>39:19 Why Ideology Can Be So Dangerous</p><p>43:00 Roosevelt, the New Deal &amp; the American Economy</p><p>48:03 Why Defence Spending Isn&#39;t a Waste of Money</p><p>51:11 The Lessons of the Great Depression</p><p>54:55 Government Debt, Investment &amp; Economic Growth</p><p>01:00:00 Why Britain Needs Pragmatism, Not Ideology</p><p>01:03:11 Have We Forgotten the Good of the British Empire?</p><p>01:09:05 What Britain Has Lost</p><p>01:12:00 Churchill, Roosevelt &amp; the Four Freedoms</p><p>01:15:00 How James Holland Would Rebuild Britain&#39;s Military</p><p>01:18:42 Britain&#39;s Energy Crisis &amp; National Infrastructure</p><p>01:21:06 Are We Already at War With Russia?</p><p>01:24:17 Has Britain Become Over-regulated?</p><p>01:27:05 Brexit, Immigration &amp; Britain&#39;s Future</p><p>01:30:00 How America Became the World&#39;s Dominant Superpower</p><p>01:33:11 Truman, Hiroshima &amp; the Atomic Bomb</p><p>01:36:00 Christianity &amp; the Foundations of Western Democracy</p><p>01:39:43 Why