ملت سرکش: یک‌جانبه‌گرایی آمریکایی و شکست نیت‌های خوب (۲۰۰۳)

America's democratic ideals have long been the hope of the world, but our allies increasingly see us as abandoning those ideals. It's not hard to understand why. In the months before 9/11, the United States walked away from a number of international treaties including the Kyoto Accord. After the attack, the United States turned a cold shoulder to NATO's offers to assist with the invasion of Afghanistan, unilaterally terminated the ABM treaty, and actively opposed the creation of an International Criminal Court. Then came the war on Iraq, begun despite the clear refusal of the United Nations Security Council to authorize an invasion.Obsessed with our own immediate military and economic security, we now deem institutions like NATO and the UN irrelevant. We have abandoned containment for a policy of preventive attacks on potential threats. More and more, we act alone, with little regard for the needs and goals of other nations. Rogue Nation is not an argument against American dominance or the exercise of American power. It's an argument against stupidity, arrogance, and ignorance in the exercise of power. Prestowitz explores the historical roots of the unilateral impulse and shows how it now influences every important area of American foreign policy. Even now, when the need for multilateral action has never been greater, we continue to act contrary to international law, custom, and our own best interests. During the six months prior to the World Trade Center attack, the United States walked away from a treaty to control the world traffic in small arms, the Kyoto accords, a treaty to combat bioterrorism, and many other international agreements. After 9/11 there was a flurry of coalition building, but Europe and Asia quickly came to see the conflict in Afghanistan as an American war with Tony Blair leading cheers from the sidelines. Recent American calls to action in Iraq have only reinforced international perception that the U.S. plans to remain a solitary actor on the world stage. Despite our stated good intentions -- the causes of justice and democracy -- we have become the world's largest rogue nation. The Bush administration did not invent the American tradition of unilateralism, but, Clyde Prestowitz argues, they have taken it to unprecedented heights. Rogue Nation explores the historical roots of the unilateral impulse and shows how it helps shape American foreign policy in every important area: trade and economic policy, arms control, energy, environment, drug trafficking, agriculture. Even now, when the need for multilateral action -- and the danger of going it alone -- has never been greater, we continue to act contrary to international law, custom, and our own best interests. "America once defined national self-interest in terms the whole world could embrace -- favoring strong global institutions, due process, and the rule of law. Now we seem to be thinking more narrowly in terms of our immediate military and economic security. We deem institutions such as NATO and the United Nations irrelevant or even cumbersome. We have abandoned containment for a policy of preventive attacks. More and more, we act alone -- with little regard for the needs and goals of other nations. Rogue Nation is an argument against this kind of arrogance and ignorance in the exercise of power. Clyde Prestowitz explores America's unilateral impulse and shows why we must once again embrace multilateralism, international law, and our own best interests. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET Annotation Prestowitz explores the historical roots of the unilateral impulse and shows how it now influences every important area of American foreign policy, arguing that since 9/11, we act contrary to international law, custom, and our own best interests Presents a critical analysis of the Bush administration's foreign policy, describing how the United States has become a solitary state despite its good intentions while citing flawed decisions that contributed to current crises At odds with the world and ourselves The unacknowledged empire America's game Running on empty Who lost Kyoto? In arms we trust Peaceful people, endless war Wagging the dog: two tales Friends and foes City on a hill.