To lead the world [[electronic resource] ] : American strategy after the Bush doctrine / / edited by Melvyn P. Leffler and Jeffrey W. Legro

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910825572403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• ISBN: 0-19-773429-4; 0-19-988802-7; 1-281-34238-6; 9786611342388; 0-19-971616-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (318 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LefflerMelvyn P. <1945->; LegroJeffrey
• Disciplina: 327.73
• Soggetti: National security - United States; Security, International; World politics - 21st century; United States Foreign relations 2001-2009 Philosophy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Introduction; ONE: A Farewell to Geopolitics; TWO: End of Dreams, Return of History; THREE: Beyond Statecraft; FOUR: Liberal Order Building; FIVE: Boss of Bosses; SIX: Legitimacy and Competence; SEVEN: Two Concepts of Sovereignty; EIGHT: A Shackled Hegemon; NINE: Soft Talk, Big Stick; TEN: The Problem of Conjecture; ELEVEN: Dilemmas of Strategy; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Acknowledgements. Contributors. Introduction, Melvyn P. Leffler and Jeffrey W. Legro. 1. A Farewell to Geopolitics, Stephen Van Evera. 2. End of Dreams, Return of History, Robert Kagan. 3. Beyond Statecraft, Charles S. Maier. 4. Liberal Order Building, G. John Ikenberry. 5. Boss of Bosses, James Kurth. 6. Legitimacy and Competence, Samantha Power. 7. Two Concepts of Sovereignty, David M. Kennedy. 8. A Shackled Hegemon, Barry Eichengreen and Douglas A. Irwin. 9. Soft Talk, Big Stick, Francis Fukuyama. 10. The Problem of Conjecture, Niall ; Ferguson. 11. Dilemmas of Strategy, Melvyn P. Leffler and