This book surveys US achievements and failures in the world across the 20th century. The analysis builds upon surveys of experts at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and several universities conducted over the last 25 years. The reasons for success and failure are subject to hot dispute. Walter Clemens argues that the individual traits of US leaders account for far more variation in outcomes than the domestic or international contexts. He concludes that the policy outcomes of the past century confirm the assumptions of mutual gain theory, complexity theory, and liberal peace theory. Clemens then uses his analysis to sketch alternative futures that could face planners in the early 21st century.
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"This is a wonderful book for an upper-level course in United States foreign policy. It is provocative, engaging, and covers a wide range of issues..." --International Journal
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Walter Clemens is Professor of Political Science at Boston University and Associate of the Harvard University Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. He is author of Baltic Independence and Russian Empire and ten other books.
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This review is from: America and the World, 1898-2025: Achievements, Failures, Alternative Futures (Paperback)
The author has deep understanding and experience on the subject matter. The content conveys cabinet-level theories, principles and ideaa on U.S. foreign policy matters. It is a book for every American.
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The twentieth century saw the United States rise to become one of many great powers; then one of two superpowers; and finally, the sole superpower-the global hegemon. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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United States, New York, United Nations, Cold War, White House, Security Council, Marshall Plan, South Korea, North Korea, Hong Kong, Henry Kissinger, Woodrow Wilson, Camp David, Eastern Europe, European Union, Latin America, Soviet Union, Middle East, Jimmy Carter, League of Nations, Ronald Reagan, United Kingdom, President Clinton, Saddam Hussein, Department of Defense New!
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The twentieth century saw the United States rise to become one of many great powers; then one of two superpowers; and finally, the sole superpower-the global hegemon. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mutual gain theory, liberal peace theory, external fitness, chronic trouble Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, United Nations, Cold War, White House, Security Council, Marshall Plan, South Korea, North Korea, Hong Kong, Henry Kissinger, Woodrow Wilson, Camp David, Eastern Europe, European Union, Latin America, Soviet Union, Middle East, Jimmy Carter, League of Nations, Ronald Reagan, United Kingdom, President Clinton, Saddam Hussein, Department of Defense New!
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- Dynamics of International Relations by Walter C. Clemens Jr on 8 pages
- The American Age: United States Foreign Policy at Home and Abroad Since 1750 by Walter LaFeber on 6 pages
- Dynamics of International Relations; Conflict and Mutual Gain in an Era of Global Interdependence by Walter C. Clemens Jr. on 4 pages
- Perpetual Peace, and Other Essays on Politics, History, and Morals (HPC Classics Series) by Immanuel Kant in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 221
- Northern Ireland (Flashpoints) by Simon Adams on page 46, page 47, and page 93
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