Is America in Retreat?

Is America in Retreat? is an hour-long documentary special for public television which examines America's changing role in the world by exploring  U.S. involvement in three major conflict zones: Syria and the middle-east, the South China Sea, and Ukraine. The program began airing across the United States in March 2017.

Parking Lot Productions provided all research, pre-production, production, and post production services for "Is America In Retreat?"

Ukrainian soldiers and crew pose in front of a bridge destroyed during fighting in eastern Ukraine.

Ukrainian soldiers and crew pose in front of a bridge destroyed during fighting in eastern Ukraine.

War in the Donbass and America’s tempered response. An excerpt from Is America in Retreat?

Syrian refugees and America’s “light footprint” in the middle east. An excerpt from Is America in Retreat?

Chinese/Philippine territorial conflict in the South China Sea. An excerpt from Is America in Retreat?