By Walter Russell Mead
Publish 12 months note: First released in 2004
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International affairs professional and award-winning writer of Special Providence Walter Russell Mead right here bargains a remarkably clear-eyed account of yankee overseas coverage and the demanding situations it faces post--September 11.
Starting with what the United States represents to the area group, Mead argues that all through its historical past it's been guided via a coherent set of international coverage ambitions. He locations the list of the Bush management within the context of America's historic kinfolk with its allies and foes. And he is taking a troublesome examine the overseas scene--from depression and rot within the Arab global to tumult in Africa and Asia--and lays out an excellent framework for tailoring America's grand technique to our present and destiny threats.
Balanced, persuasive, and eminently good, Power, Terror, Peace, and battle is a piece of amazing importance at the function of the us on the planet today.
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