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Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for Putting America's House in Order
Richard N. Haass
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Description for Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for Putting America's House in Order
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
A rising China, climate change, terrorism, a nuclear Iran, a turbulent Middle East, and a reckless North Korea all present serious challenges to America's national security. But it depends even more on the United States addressing its burgeoning deficit and debt, crumbling infrastructure, second class schools, and outdated immigration system. While there is currently no great rival power threatening America directly, how long this strategic respite lasts, according to Council on Foreign Relations President Richard N. Haass, will depend largely on whether the United States puts its own house in order. Haass lays out a compelling vision for restoring America's ... Read more
A rising China, climate change, terrorism, a nuclear Iran, a turbulent Middle East, and a reckless North Korea all present serious challenges to America's national security. But it depends even more on the United States addressing its burgeoning deficit and debt, crumbling infrastructure, second class schools, and outdated immigration system. While there is currently no great rival power threatening America directly, how long this strategic respite lasts, according to Council on Foreign Relations President Richard N. Haass, will depend largely on whether the United States puts its own house in order. Haass lays out a compelling vision for restoring America's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780465071999
SKU
V9780465071999
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99-15
About Richard N. Haass
Richard N. Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations since July 2003, was previously director of policy planning for the Department of State, where he was a principal advisor to Colin Powell. From 1989-1993, he was special assistant to President George H. W. Bush and senior director for the Near East and South Asia on the staff of the ... Read more
Reviews for Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for Putting America's House in Order
Robert M. Gates "A perceptive diagnosis and common sense prescription for what ails us as a nation. It is a practical guide for those who believe America's continued global leadership is critical in the twenty-first century, but who believe it must be anchored in restoration at home and more effective use of all the tools of American foreign policy abroad." ... Read more