American empire: the realities and consequences of U.S. diplomacy
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1. Verfasser: Bacevich, Andrew J. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press 2002
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Includes bibliographical references and index
The myth of the reluctant superpower -- Globalization and its conceits -- Policy by default -- Strategy of openness -- Full spectrum dominance -- Gunboats and gurkhas -- Rise of the proconsuls -- Different drummers, same drum -- War for the Imperium
International relations expert Andrew Bacevich reconsiders the assumptions and purposes governing the exercise of American global power. He finds that successive post-Cold War administrations have adhered to a well-defined "strategy of openness." Motivated by the imperative of economic expansionism, that strategy aims to foster an open and integrated international order, thereby perpetuating the undisputed primacy of the world's sole remaining superpower. Moreover, openness has been an abiding preoccupation of policymakers as far back as Woodrow Wilson. Although based on expectations that eliminating barriers to the movement of trade, capital, and ideas nurtures not only affluence but also democracy, the aggressive pursuit of openness has met considerable resistance. To overcome that resistance, U.S. policymakers have with increasing frequency resorted to force, resulting in the progressive militarization of U.S. foreign policy. Bacevich maintains that this drive for openness is in fact aimed at erecting a global imperium.--From publisher description
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ISBN:0674020375
9780674020375

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