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This title in other editionsEthical Realism: A Vision for America's Role in the Worldby Anatol Lieven
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:America today faces a world more complicated than ever before, but both political parties have failed to envision a foreign policy that addresses our greatest threats. As a result, the United States risks lurching from crisis to crisis. In Ethical Realism, Anatol Lieven and John Hulsman, two distinguished policy experts from different political camps, have joined forces to write an impassioned manifesto that illuminates a new way forward. Rather than blindly asserting a mixture of American power and the transformative effects of democracy, Lieven and Hulsman call for a foreign policy that recognizes Americas real strengths and weaknesses, and those of other nations. They explain how the United States can successfully combine genuine morality with tough and practical common sense. To achieve these goals, Lieven and Hulsman emphasize the core principles of the American tradition of ethical realism, as set out by Reinhold Niebuhr, Hans Morgenthau, and George Kennan: prudence, patriotism, responsibility, humility, and a deep understanding of other nations. They show how this spirit informed the strategies of Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower in the early years of the Cold War and how these presidents were able to contain Soviet expansionism while rejecting the pressure for disastrous preventive wars a threat that has returned since 9/11. Drawing on this philosophy and these historical lessons, Lieven and Hulsman provide a set of concrete proposals for tackling the problems we face today, including the terrorist threat, Iran, Russia, the Middle East, and China. Their arguments are intended to establish American global power on a more limited but much firmer basis, with greater international support. Both morally stirring and deeply practical, this book shows us how to strengthen our national security, pursue our national interests, and restore American leadership in the world. Review:"Lieven and Hulsman, partisan think-tank researchers from opposing ends of the political spectrum, unite to provide an alternative to current U.S. foreign policy, based on 'the core teachings of ethical realism-prudence, patriotism, responsibility, study, humility, and "a decent respect" to views and interests of other nations.' This 'new strategic vision' presents a foundation for 'a consensual and stable international order' along the lines of old-fashioned American neighborliness. Their arguments are rooted in lessons from the founders of ethical realism, Reinhold Niebuhr, Hans Morgenthau and George Kennan; the Christian intellectual tradition of Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine; and successful international policy implemented by leaders like Harry S. Truman and Dwight Eisenhower. The authors emphasize the need to qualify national interests against universal ethics, and for statesman who 'act in ways that will serve the good as far as possible, and to observe certain strict limits as to what they are prepared to do on behalf of their states. 'Though they make some sweeping statements that beg critical examination, and their heavy-handed criticism of the Bush Administration's foreign policy-calling the war in Iraq a failure 'not just of strategy ...but of the whole American way of looking at the world'-can be alienating, this refreshing, ambitious work proposes some practical and much-needed solutions for America's compromised reputation abroad." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Book News Annotation:Lieven (a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation) and
Hulshman (a former senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation
and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations) propose to steer
American foreign policy away from the contradictory directions of
hard-line realism and utopian morality and towards an "ethical
realism" that incorporates moral thinking into classical realist
concerns of national interests. They link this concept, influenced by
Reinhold Niebuhr, Hans Morgenthau, and George Kennan, with the
concept of the "Great Capitalist Peace," which accommodates other
great powers in an effort to make stakeholders of much of the world.
After expanding upon their twin concepts they describe how they
should be applied to the Iraq War (e.g. establish a US-sponsored
regional concert to prevent civil war) and confrontations with Iran
and Korea, among other foreign policy flashpoints.
Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Book News Annotation:Lieven (a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation) and
Hulshman (a former senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation
and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations) propose to steer
American foreign policy away from the contradictory directions of
hard-line realism and utopian morality and towards an "ethical
realism" that incorporates moral thinking into classical realist
concerns of national interests. They link this concept, influenced by
Reinhold Niebuhr, Hans Morgenthau, and George Kennan, with the
concept of the "Great Capitalist Peace," which accommodates other
great powers in an effort to make stakeholders of much of the world.
After expanding upon their twin concepts they describe how they
should be applied to the Iraq War (e.g. establish a US-sponsored
regional concert to prevent civil war) and confrontations with Iran
and Korea, among other foreign policy flashpoints.
Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Two senior political analysts--one on the right and one on the left--join forces to give an impassioned discussion of the problems with U.S. foreign policy and what can be done to solve them.
About the AuthorAnatol Lieven is a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation and is the author of America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism. He writes regularly for the Financial Times and the International Herald Tribune, among other publications. He lives in Washington, D.C. John Hulsman is a former senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, as well as a contributing editor to The National Interest. He advises congressional leaders from both parties on foreign policy issues and makes regular appearances on ABC, CBS, Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, PBS, and the BBC. He lives in Culpeper, Virginia. Table of ContentsIntroduction One Lessons from the Truman-Eisenhower Moment Two The Failure of Rollback and Preventitive War Three Ethical Realism Four The Great Capitalist Peace Five The Way Forward Conclusions Notes What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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