Renowned for his compassionate and balanced thinking on international affairs, Stanley Hoffmann reflects here on the proper place of the United States in a world it has defined almost exclusively by 9/11, the war on terrorism, and the invasion of Iraq. A true global citizen, Hoffmann offers an analysis that is uniquely informed by his place as a public intellectual with one foot in Europe, the other in America. In this brilliant collection of essays, many previously unpublished, he considers the ethics of intervention, the morality of human rights, how to repair our relationship with Europe, and the pitfalls of American unilateralism.
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Stanley Hoffmann is the premier essayist of American foreign policy and world politics. This collection offers a kaleidoscope of penetrating and brilliant insights that reveal a rare intellect. On every page Hoffmann's light-footed eclecticism gets the better of heavy-handed fundamentalism. (Peter J. Katzenstein )
Stanley Hoffmann is the most perceptive, acute, and fearless of American experts on foreign affairs, with a viewpoint that bridges the Atlantic. His latest book is full of insights on a world of power and terror, conflict, and the elusive search for peace. (Baroness Shirley Williams of Crosby, House of Lords )
Stanley Hoffmann is the most perceptive, acute, and fearless of American experts on foreign affairs, with a viewpoint that bridges the Atlantic. His latest book is full of insights on a world of power and terror, conflict, and the elusive search for peace. (Baroness Shirley Williams of Crosby, House of Lords )
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Stanley Hoffmann is the Buttenwieser University Professor at Harvard University. He is also the Western Europe book review editor for Foreign Affairs. His previous books include World Disorders (Rowman & Littlefield, 1998), Gulliver Unbound (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004), and America Goes Backwards (NYRB, 2004). He resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Stanley Hoffmann is the Buttenwieser University Professor at Harvard University. He is also the Western Europe book review editor for Foreign Affairs. His previous books include World Disorders (Rowman & Littlefield, 1998), Gulliver Unbound (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004), and America Goes Backwards (NYRB, 2004). He resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Stanley Hoffmann is the Buttenwieser University Professor at Harvard University. He is also the Western Europe book review editor for Foreign Affairs. His previous books include World Disorders (Rowman & Littlefield, 1998), Gulliver Unbound (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004), and America Goes Backwards (NYRB, 2004). He resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Interesting ideas, however difficult to read.,
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This review is from: Chaos and Violence: What Globalization, Failed States, and Terrorism Mean for U.S. Foreign Policy (Hardcover)
Stanley Hoffman is a professor at an Ivy League school and it shows throughout his writing. Although it shows his intelligence, he does need to put it in layman terms. Overall Hoffman does propose some unique ideas and explains them all in some great detail, however all very idealistic.
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Getting a bit outdated,
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This review is from: Chaos and Violence: What Globalization, Failed States, and Terrorism Mean for U.S. Foreign Policy (Hardcover)
Stanley Hoffman's book has some useful insights on foreign policy. Unfortunately, as many of the examples used are based on the Iraq war, this book has become quickly outdated as events move on there.I would like to point out one error that leaped out at me. Hoffmann casually says on page 200 that a Europe with a falling birthrate needs immigrants. This is ridiculous. Earth's population today is at least twice the number that can possibly live sustainably on this planet. Europe needs a smaller population, and the sooner it gets there the better. Bringing in immigrants will make a bad situation worse, by destroying social cohesion on top of everything else.
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