U.S. leadership in a world of uncertainties / / edited by Michael Stricof, Isabelle Vagnoux

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910595025203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022]; ©2022
• ISBN: 3-031-10260-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 pages)
• Collana: Studies of the Americas
• Disciplina: 895.134
• Soggetti: Political leadership
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- 1 Introduction -- References -- 2 Liberal Internationalism and U.S. Leadership -- Notes -- References -- 3 "We Will Remain a Pacific Power": America's Self-Proclaimed Destiny in the Asia-Pacific Region -- The Failure of Non-Military Stabilization, 1900-1941 -- From World War to Cold War, 1941-1989 -- The Post-Cold War Era -- References -- 4 The United States and the Middle East: Playing Alice in Wonderland's Croquet Game -- The Fall of the Ottoman Empire -- Oil and U.S. Re-Engagement -- Growing Complexities: Decolonization, the Cold War and the New Assertiveness of Oil Producers -- Islamism and the Iranian Revolution -- The Delusion of Unipolarism -- The Arrogance of Power2 -- Learning a New Game -- Notes -- References -- 5 What is Left of U.S. Leadership in the Americas? -- From "Beneath the United States" to "Partnership" -- Security Concerns -- Challenges to Democracy -- From the Mantra of Economic Liberalism to Competition for Economic Leadership -- Still a Force of Attraction and Influence -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 6 Fiscal and Monetary Policy and U.S. Leadership: A Historical Perspective -- Introduction -- The Post-World War II Era: Assumed Hegemony -- American Exceptionalism After the Second World War -- The Fordist Production Paradigm, a Vector for Unprecedented Prosperity -- "Fine-Tuning" Fiscal and Monetary Policies Stabilized This New Regime -- A Benevolent Hegemon -- The Economic Sources of Hegemony ; Progressively Transform -- The End of Fordism‚ Competition and Internationalization: A Major Break in the Economic System -- Renewed Confidence in the Dollar Leads to Wall Street Becoming the Center of Global Financial Intermediation -- The Budget Socialized the Losses of the 2008 Financial Crisis and Those Linked to Covid-19.; Strengths and Weaknesses of American Leadership in the 2020s -- How to Get Out of Quantitative Easing? -- Difficulty Curbing Inflation by Monetary Policy Alone -- An Unexpected Asset: Energy Autonomy -- In an Uncertain and Conflict-Ridden World, the Dollar Remains a Safe Haven -- Fragilized Leadership -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Competing for Leadership: Europe's Choices in the Sino-American Geo-Economic Rivalry -- America's New Sputnik Moment -- China's Mercantilism -- America's "Managed Trade" -- Energy "Dominance": Control of Energy Flows -- Knowledge is Power: Controlling Information Flows -- Europe's Sovereignty at Stake -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 Technological Leader, Regulatory Laggard? Washington and the Shifting Governance of Digital Trade -- From Statistics to Geopolitics -- "This is not Industrial Policy": the Emergence of America's Digital Trade Strategy -- Regulatory (Dis)inclinations: Embattled Leadership -- Digital Services Taxes -- Antitrust Policies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 9 The Limitations of U.S. Climate Leadership: A Realist Perspective -- Fundamental Realist Principles and Climate Diplomacy -- The Primacy of Economic Growth and National Prosperity -- Defending U.S. National Sovereignty -- Nationalism and Mutual Trust -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Who Recognizes? U.S. Nuclear Diplomacy and the Conferral of Legitimacy -- Hierarchical Recognition in the Postwar Era -- Case Studies -- India and the "123 Agreement" -- Iran and the JCPOA -- Recognition and the Rise of China -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 11 Defining Strategy and Maintaining Allies for Great Power Competition: Independent Leadership in the Department of Defense -- Introduction: The Military and U.S. Leadership -- Consistent Defense Policy from Obama to Trump to Biden -- Independent DoD Diplomacy in Europe.; Limitations of Militarized Foreign Policy -- Conclusion: The Militarization of American Leadership -- Notes -- References -- 12 Prepping for Long-Term Competition? U.S. Leadership in Cyberspace from Trump to Biden -- The Quest for Operational Dominance and Political Leadership in Cyberspace -- Rebuilding the Foundations of Power and Leadership -- Rivalry in Digital Technology Leadership as a Central Element of the Competition with China -- The Rise of the Chinese Digital Threat -- The Digital Containment of China -- Disentangling Digital Technologies: A Fragmentation of Cyberspace? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.