Here's how America's debt spiral could spark the next crisis

CNBC interviewed a dozen experts, investors and former government officials to explore the consequences of America’s fiscal path – not how to solve it, but what’s at stake if we don’t. We unpack how rising debt threatens markets, hinders economic growth and fractures international relations. From trillion-dollar annual interest payments to bond-market tremors to geopolitical vulnerability, CNBC explores the tipping point the U.S. may be approaching.