In the late 1970s, the United States often seemed to be a superpower in decline. Battered by crises and setbacks around the globe, its post–World War II international leadership appeared to be draining steadily away. Yet just over a decade later, by the early 1990s, America’s global primacy had been reasserted in dramatic fashion. The Cold War had ended with Washington and its allies triumphant; democracy and free markets were spreading like never before. The United States was now enjoying its "unipolar moment"—an era in which Washington faced no near-term rivals for global power and influence, and one in which the defining feature of international politics was American dominance. How did this remarkable turnaround occur, and what role did U.S. foreign policy play in causing it? In this important book, Hal Brands uses recently declassified archival materials to tell the story of American resurgence.
Brands weaves together the key threads of global change and U.S. policy from the late 1970s through the early 1990s, examining the Cold War struggle with Moscow, the rise of a more integrated and globalized world economy, the rapid advance of human rights and democracy, and the emergence of new global challenges like Islamic extremism and international terrorism. Brands reveals how deep structural changes in the international system interacted with strategies pursued by Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush to usher in an era of reinvigorated and in many ways unprecedented American primacy. Making the Unipolar Moment provides an indispensable account of how the post–Cold War order that we still inhabit came to be.
Описание: Drawing on qualitative data such as national security and foreign policy literature, Defense Department strategy and operational documents, and interviews with leading academics and practitioners, this study identifies the drivers of the future security environment in order to guide analysis and decision making.
Автор: Bain William Название: Empire of Security and the Safety of the People ISBN: 0415663954 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415663953 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 8420.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Security is an essentially contested concept. This volume interprets the meaning of security as it is intelligible in relation to, and in the context of, other ideas that are central to contemporary international life such as: sovereignty; diplomacy; war; great powers and self-determination.
Автор: Hough, Peter (middlesex University, Uk) Название: Understanding global security houg ISBN: 1138726834 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138726833 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 3828.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This fourth edition analyses the variety of ways in which people`s lives are threatened and how these threats can be neutralised. Traditional security studies subjects such as war, deterrence and terrorism are analysed alongside non-military issues such as crime, health, environmental degradation and natural disasters.
Автор: Dannreuther Roland Название: International Security: The Contemporary Agenda ISBN: 0745653774 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780745653778 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 3008.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: International Security is a cutting-edge analysis of the key security challenges and developments in the post-Cold War world.
Автор: Hemmer Christopher M. Название: American Pendulum: Recurring Debates in U.S. Grand Strategy ISBN: 0801454247 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780801454240 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3756.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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As new presidential administrations come into power, they each bring their own approach to foreign policy. No grand strategy, however, is going to be completely novel. New administrations never start with a blank slate, so it is always possible to see similarities between an administration and its predecessors. Conversely, since each administration faces novel problems and operates in a unique context, no foreign policy strategy is going to be an exact replica of its predecessors. In American Pendulum, Christopher Hemmer examines America's grand strategic choices between 1914 and 2014 using four recurring debates in American foreign policy as lenses. First, how should the United States balance the trade-offs between working alone versus working with other states and international organizations? Second, what is the proper place of American values in foreign policy? Third, where does the strategic perimeter of the United States lie? And fourth, is time on the side of the United States or of its enemies?Offering new readings of debates within the Wilson, Truman, Nixon, Bush, and Obama administrations, Hemmer asserts that heated debates, disagreements, and even confusions over U.S. grand strategy are not only normal but also beneficial. He challenges the claim that uncertainties or inconsistences about the nation's role in the world or approach to security issues betray strategic confusion or the absence of a grand strategy. American foreign policy, he states, is most in danger not when debates are at their most pointed but when the weight of opinion crushes dissent. As the United States looks ahead to an increasingly multipolar world with increasing complicated security issues, Hemmer concludes, developing an effective grand strategy requires ongoing contestation and compromises between competing visions and policies.
Автор: Kraska Название: Arctic Security in an Age of Climate Change ISBN: 1107673674 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107673670 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book examines Arctic defense policy and military security from the perspective of all eight Arctic states. It brings together the world`s most seasoned Arctic political-military experts to analyze how Arctic nations are adapting their security posture to accommodate increased shipping, expanding naval presence, and energy and mineral development.
Автор: Amery Название: Arab Water Security ISBN: 1107042291 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107042292 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 17424.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Exploring the national security implications of the Gulf states` reliance on desalination plants, this book provides the first systematic and comprehensive discussion of current and future threats to the supply of freshwater, effects of a potential disruption, and possible measures to increase resilience to these threats, for researchers and graduate students.
Автор: Floyd Название: Security and the Environment ISBN: 1107416647 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107416642 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Rita Floyd traces United States environmental policies from Clinton`s decision to declare environmental security a national security issue in 1993 to the subsequent disappearance of environmental policy from Bush`s Administration. She questions the moral reasoning of the US government`s actions and proposes a revised securitisation theory.
Автор: M. Lowi; B. Shaw Название: Environment and Security ISBN: 1349406694 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349406692 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 11179.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book is based on a conference addressing the relationship between the environment and security in the post-Cold War world.
Автор: Tang, Chih-mao (soochow University, Taiwan) Название: Small states and hegemonic competition in southeast asia ISBN: 1138672327 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138672321 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 20671.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Drawing on the ideas of power transition theory and recent works of capitalist peace, Tang argues that small states can exploit the competition between great powers to make economic gains and ensure security while maintaining their autonomy.
Автор: Amery Hussein A Название: Arab Water Security ISBN: 1108447872 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108447874 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6019.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Exploring the national security implications of the Gulf states` reliance on desalination plants, this book provides the first systematic and comprehensive discussion of current and future threats to the supply of freshwater, effects of a potential disruption, and possible measures to increase resilience to these threats, for researchers and graduate students.
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