Shields of the republic: the triumph and peril of America's alliances

"During the Cold War, the United States shook off its traditional aversion to alliances and built the most impressive peacetime treaty structure in history. Yet today politicians argue that the country is so secure it gains nothing paying the cost of mutual defense. In doing so, they threaten a...

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1. Verfasser: Rapp-Hooper, Mira (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press [2020]
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Zusammenfassung:"During the Cold War, the United States shook off its traditional aversion to alliances and built the most impressive peacetime treaty structure in history. Yet today politicians argue that the country is so secure it gains nothing paying the cost of mutual defense. In doing so, they threaten a key source of that security: the alliances themselves"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:252 Seiten Diagramme, 1 Karte 22 cm
ISBN:9780674982956