Great powers : America and the world after Bush /

The Bush administration did much to disconnect or alienate America from the world. Now, with a chance to start over, what do we do? Where's the world going, and how do we become a leader again in the most profound reordering since the end of World War II? The "great powers" are no lon...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Barnett, Thomas P. M.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2009]
Subjects:	United States > Foreign relations > 21st century. United States > Foreign relations > 2001-2009. United States > Foreign relations > 2009-2017. World politics > 1989- United States > Military policy. Great powers. Strategy. Progressivism (United States politics) United States > Foreign relations > Philosophy. Bush, George W. > (George Walker), > 1946- > Political and social views. Cheney, Richard B. > Political and social views.

Table of Contents:

Preface: The shape of things to come
The seven deadly sins of Bush-Cheney
A twelve-step recovery program for American grand strategy
The American trajectory : of great men and great powers
The economic realignment : racing to the bottom of the pyramid
The diplomatic realignment : rebranding the team of rivals
The security realignment : rediscovering diplomacy, defense, and development
The network realignment : the rise of the sysadmin-industrial complex
The strategic realignment : resurrecting the progressive agenda
Coda: The future perfect tense.