America's Failing Empire: U.S. Foreign Relations Since the Cold War (America's Recent Past)

This sharp and authoritative account of American foreign relations analyzes the last fifteen years of foreign policy in relation to the last forty years, since the end of the Cold War. Provides an overview and understanding of the recent history of U.S. foreign relations from the viewpoint of one of the most respected authorities in the field Includes suggestions for further reading. Content: Chapter 1 The End of the Cold War International System (pages 12–37): Chapter 2 In Search of a Compass (pages 38–55): Chapter 3 Clinton and Humanitarian Interventions (pages 56–71): Chapter 4 Managing the Great Powers (pages 72–93): Chapter 5 The Clinton Years Assessed (pages 93–122): Chapter 6 The Vulcans Take Charge (pages 123–142): Chapter 7 Once Upon an Empire (pages 143–163): Chapter 8 All the Rest ? and Bush Assessed (pages 164–186): This Sharp And Authoritative Account Of American Foreign Relations Analyzes The Last 15 Years Of Foreign Policy In Relation To The Last 40 Years, Since The End Of The Cold War. In 1989, The United States Emerged As Victor From The Cold War Struggle. But What Did Victory Mean? In The United States, Commentators Were Divided In Their Views: Some Feared Their Nation's Eclipse By More Successful Trading Powers Or Blocs; Others Were Concerned That Undoubted Military Pre-eminence Was In Effect Financed By Foreigners. A Little Over A Decade Later, These Worries Seem Remote - But Others Have Replaced. Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Cold War As History, 1945-89; 1 The End Of The Cold War International System; 2 In Search Of A Compass; 3 Clinton And Humanitarian Interventions; 4 Managing The Great Powers; 5 The Clinton Years Assessed; 6 The Vulcans Take Charge; 8 Once Upon An Empire; References And Suggestions For Additional Reading; Index. Warren I. Cohen. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [187]-192) And Index. "This sharp and authoritative account of American foreign relations analyzes the last 15 years of foreign policy, since the end of the Cold War, in relation to the last 40 years. In 1989, the US emerged as victor from the Cold War struggle. But what did victory mean? In the US, commentators were divided in their views: some feared their nation's eclipse by more successful trading powers or blocs; others were concerned that undoubted military pre-eminence was in effect financed by foreigners." "A little over a decade later, these worries seem remote - but others have replaced them. The attacks on the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001, gave the US a new and unwelcome sense of vulnerability, while the responses of the Bush administration have created grave misgivings in many parts of the world. This study gives readers an overview and understanding of the recent history of US foreign relations from the viewpoint of one of the most respected authorities in the field."--Jacket