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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460686003321

Autore

Nuechterlein Donald Edwin <1925->

Titolo

America overcommitted : United States national interests in the 1980s / / Donald E. Nuechterlein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1985

©1985

ISBN

0-8131-6411-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Disciplina

327.73

Soggetti

National security - United States

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations 1981-1989

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Preface; 1. National Interest as a Basis of Foreign Policy Formulation; 2. Instruments of Foreign and National Security Policy; 3. North America: The Neglected Heartland; 4. Western Europe: Cradle of American Civilization; 5. Eastern Mediterranean and Persian Gulf: Containment of U.S.S.R.; 6. East Asia: Area of American Ambivalence; 7. South America and Southern Africa: Secondary U.S. Interests; 8. The Soviet Empire: An Enduring Competitor; 9. Priorities among U.S. National Interests; 10. Epilogue; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L

MN; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

<P>Is the United States seriously overcommitted in its worldwide relationships? This book provides the answers to that question. It will be essential reading for makers of American foreign and national security policy, for journalists reporting on international affairs, for scholars seeking better ways to analyze United States foreign policy objectives, and for informed citizens who ask why the United States is involved militarily in all parts of the world.</P>