LEADER 04165nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910828621803321 005 20230721012007.0 010 $a1-282-96473-9 010 $a1-4008-3760-X 010 $a9786612964732 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400837601 035 $a(CKB)2550000001251859 035 $a(EBL)664557 035 $a(OCoLC)707067718 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000474571 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11286705 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474571 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10455142 035 $a(PQKB)11090970 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC664557 035 $a(OCoLC)708254109 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43113 035 $a(DE-B1597)453731 035 $a(OCoLC)979629303 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400837601 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL664557 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10443123 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL296473 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001251859 100 $a20071129d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWorld out of balance$b[electronic resource] $einternational relations and the challenge of American primacy /$fStephen G. Brooks and William C. Wohlforth 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 226 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-691-13784-6 311 $a0-691-12699-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Realism, balance-of-power theory, and the counterbalancing constraint -- Realism, balance-of-threat theory, and the "soft balancing" constraint -- Liberalism, globalization, and constraints derived from economic interdependence -- Institutionalism and the constraint of reputation -- Constructivism and the constraint of legitimacy -- A new agenda. 330 $aWorld Out of Balance is the most comprehensive analysis to date of the constraints on the United States' use of power in pursuit of its security interests. Stephen Brooks and William Wohlforth overturn conventional wisdom by showing that in a unipolar system, where the United States is dominant in the scales of world power, the constraints featured in international relations theory are generally inapplicable. In fact, the authors argue that the U.S. will not soon lose its leadership position; rather, it stands before a twenty-year window of opportunity for reshaping the international system. Although American primacy in the world is unprecedented, analysts routinely stress the limited utility of such preeminence. The authors examine arguments from each of the main international relations theories--realism, institutionalism, constructivism, and liberalism. They also cover the four established external constraints on U.S. security policy--international institutions, economic interdependence, legitimacy, and balancing. The prevailing view is that these external constraints conspire to undermine the value of U.S. primacy, greatly restricting the range of security policies the country can pursue. Brooks and Wohlforth show that, in actuality, the international environment does not tightly constrain U.S. security policy. World Out of Balance underscores the need for an entirely new research agenda to better understand the contours of international politics and the United States' place in the world order. 606 $aBalance of power 606 $aInternational relations 606 $aWorld politics$y21st century 606 $aGlobalization$xEconomic aspects 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y2001-2009 615 0$aBalance of power. 615 0$aInternational relations. 615 0$aWorld politics 615 0$aGlobalization$xEconomic aspects. 676 $a327.73 700 $aBrooks$b Stephen G.$f1971-$01630493 701 $aWohlforth$b William Curti$f1959-$01630494 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828621803321 996 $aWorld out of balance$93968830 997 $aUNINA