This talk will provide an overview of hegemony, including the key global public goods a hegemon provides to the world and the unique way the U.S. has provided those goods from after WWII to the present. It will also offer an overview about how the U.S. has managed the world’s three major conflict zones (i.e., Europe, the Mid East and East Asia), why the American public has become jaded over the U.S. hegemonic role, and finally, what will likely occur as the U.S. backs away from essentially managing the world. The talk will also cover the rising risk of a breakdown of the European Union due to both American withdrawal and various stresses now placed on the Union.