Synopses & Reviews
Almost a decade has passed since the end of the Cold War, but the United States has yet to reach a consensus on a coherent approach to the international use of American power. The essays in this volume present contending perspectives on the future of U.S. strategy. Options for U.S. policy include primacy, cooperative security, selective engagement, and retrenchment. The volume includes the Clinton administration's "National Security Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement so readers can compare proposed strategies with the official U.S. government position.Contributors: Robert J. Art, Eugene Gholz, Josef Joffe, Christopher Layne, Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Michael Mastanduno, Barry R. Posen, Daryl G. Press, Andrew L. Ross, John Gerard Ruggie, Harvey M. Sapolsky
Synopsis
Almost a decade has passed since the end of the Cold War, but the United States has yet to reach a consensus on a coherent approach to the international use of American power. The essays in this volume present contending perspectives on the future of US strategy. Options for US policy include primacy, cooperative security, selective engagement, and retrenchment. The volume includes the Clinton administration's National Security Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement so readers can compare proposed strategies with the official US government position.
Synopsis
Contending perspectives on the future of US grand strategy.
About the Author
Michael E. Brown is Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.