Synopses & Reviews
Since World War II, Americans have been the worlds true revolutionaries, expanding the frontiers of human liberty by fighting and winning the cold war. But now that were fighting the much more complicated war on terror, many observers wonder if our glory days are behind us.
Ralph Peters, a controversial strategist and respected expert on military and intelligence issues, argues that the United States is actually poised for even greater success in the twenty-first centuryif our leaders make the right decisions about the opportunities and dangers we face today. In New Glory, he offers a strategic tour of the globes hot spots and how we should respond to the challenges they pose.
Peters criticizes the Bush administration for over-relying on high technology and defense contractors in the Iraq war and for not committing enough troops and being too afraid of casualties to do the job properly. He also offers a sharp analysis of whats wrong with our intelligence system and why the changes proposed by the 9/11 Commission arent enough.
He then takes readers far beyond Iraq and the Middle East on a lively tour of other regionsincluding Latin America, Africa, and deeply troubled Europethat rarely get serious attention in the media.
Drawing on his twenty-five years of experience in more than sixty countries, Peters shatters the dogmas of both left and right in this manifesto for a much more assertive and visionary U.S. foreign policy.
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A controversial strategist explains why the U.S. is morally and strategically right to expand its influence across the developing world.
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America is at a strategic crossroads. As the world’s lone superpower, we face savage hostility, at home and abroad, from critics furious over our power and success—and their own failure. Should we retreat from the struggle for human freedom to please religious extremists, decayed European powers, and an irresponsible global media?
Absolutely not, according to Ralph Peters, a strategist with an unrivaled record of predicting future threats. America’s heroic past should make us proud, but we should embrace the possibility of an even greater future. New glory will augment the old in the years ahead—if our leaders make the right decisions today.
In this sweeping, eye-opening book, Peters delivers an insider’s critique of our intelligence system and our overstretched military before describing an innovative strategy befitting the greatest (and most virtuous) power in history.
About the Author
Ralph Peters is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who served in infantry and intelligence units before becoming a Foreign Area Officer and a global strategic scout for the Pentagon. He has published three books on strategy and military affairs, as well as hundreds of columns for the New York Post, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and other publications