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US Foreign Policy and Defense Strategy: The Evolution of an Incidental Superpower
Derek S. Reveron
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Description for US Foreign Policy and Defense Strategy: The Evolution of an Incidental Superpower
Paperback. Analyzing the strategic underpinnings of hegemony, this book offers insights into the links between military and commercial power as it charts the rise of a historical rarity: the incidental superpower. It is suitable for students and general readers as well as scholars. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 figure, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Safe from the battlefields of Europe and Asia, the United States led the post - World War II global economic recovery through international assistance and foreign direct investment. With an ardent decolonization agenda and a postwar legitimacy, the United States attempted to construct a world characterized by cooperation. When American optimism clashed with Soviet expansionism, the United States started on a path to global hegemony. In US Foreign Policy and Defense Strategy, the authors analyze the strategic underpinnings of hegemony, assess the national security establishment that sustains dominance, consider the impact on civil-military relations, and explore the intertwining relationships between ... Read more
Safe from the battlefields of Europe and Asia, the United States led the post - World War II global economic recovery through international assistance and foreign direct investment. With an ardent decolonization agenda and a postwar legitimacy, the United States attempted to construct a world characterized by cooperation. When American optimism clashed with Soviet expansionism, the United States started on a path to global hegemony. In US Foreign Policy and Defense Strategy, the authors analyze the strategic underpinnings of hegemony, assess the national security establishment that sustains dominance, consider the impact on civil-military relations, and explore the intertwining relationships between ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781626160910
SKU
V9781626160910
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99-50
About Derek S. Reveron
Derek S. Reveron is a professor of national security affairs and the EMC Informationist Chair at the US Naval War College. He is the author or editor of several books including Cyberspace and National Security: Threats, Opportunities, and Power in a Virtual World. Nikolas K. Gvosdev is a professor of national security affairs at the US Naval War College ... Read more
Reviews for US Foreign Policy and Defense Strategy: The Evolution of an Incidental Superpower
Despite having multiple authors, the book is not merely a compilation of their respective writings on related subjects but rather a well-integrated and superbly researched study. . . . The strength of the arguments presented in the book will not fade with time but will continue to be a scholarly source for understanding how the United States historically managed the ... Read more