Lament for America : Decline of the Superpower, Plan for Renewal

"This book is bold, controversial, and thoroughly stimulating. Not everyone will agree with its author. But everyone will want to read his book." - Charles Doran, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

Lament for America explores the major challenges to the status of the United States as a world superpower. In delving into the fundamental question of whether or not a relative decline is inevitable, the author recognizes that the changes faced over the next few decades will be more rapid and transformational than at any other period in American history. Lament for America offers concrete recommendations for renewal in areas such as defense policy, health care, education, and the environment, and serves as a useful guide to understanding how decisions will shape both the U.S. and global landscapes.

Examines the biggest challenges to the status of the United States as a world superpower, looks at whether or not a relative decline is inevitable, and offers suggestions related to defense policy, health care, education, and the environment