The American Way of Strategy: U.S. Foreign Policy and the American Way of LifeOxford University Press, 2. 10. 2006. - 304 страница In The American Way of Strategy, Lind argues that the goal of U.S. foreign policy has always been the preservation of the American way of life--embodied in civilian government, checks and balances, a commercial economy, and individual freedom. Lind describes how successive American statesmen--from George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton to Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, and Ronald Reagan--have pursued an American way of strategy that minimizes the dangers of empire and anarchy by two means: liberal internationalism and realism. At its best, the American way of strategy is a well-thought-out and practical guide designed to preserve a peaceful and demilitarized world by preventing an international system dominated by imperial and militarist states and its disruption by anarchy. When American leaders have followed this path, they have led our nation from success to success, and when they have deviated from it, the results have been disastrous. Framed in an engaging historical narrative, the book makes an important contribution to contemporary debates. The American Way of Strategy is certain to change the way that Americans understand U.S. foreign policy. |
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... threat to the American way of life that would result from a U.S. policy that allowed the Soviet Union to dominate Europe and Asia by intimidation or conquest: "As the Soviet Union mobilized the military resources of Eurasia, increased ...
... threat to the American way of life that would result from a U.S. policy that allowed the Soviet Union to dominate Europe and Asia by intimidation or conquest: "As the Soviet Union mobilized the military resources of Eurasia, increased ...
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... threat to our security, some [Americans] would be tempted to accept 'peace' on its terms, while many would seek to defend the United States by creating a regimented system which would permit the assignment of a tremendous part of our ...
... threat to our security, some [Americans] would be tempted to accept 'peace' on its terms, while many would seek to defend the United States by creating a regimented system which would permit the assignment of a tremendous part of our ...
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... threats, the American people might create one of three versions of the American nightmare: the garrison state, the tributary state, or the castle society. In different ways each is incompatible with the American way of life. The ...
... threats, the American people might create one of three versions of the American nightmare: the garrison state, the tributary state, or the castle society. In different ways each is incompatible with the American way of life. The ...
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... Threats. The term "garrison state" was coined by the American political scientist Harold Lasswell in 1941 to refer to a regime created voluntarily by a free people who sought safety by surrendering most of their liberty to a government ...
... Threats. The term "garrison state" was coined by the American political scientist Harold Lasswell in 1941 to refer to a regime created voluntarily by a free people who sought safety by surrendering most of their liberty to a government ...
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... threats to the United States. It would be impossible for America's civilian and democratic institutions to function while atomic bombs were raining down on the country or while terrorists had shut down power grids nationwide. In such ...
... threats to the United States. It would be impossible for America's civilian and democratic institutions to function while atomic bombs were raining down on the country or while terrorists had shut down power grids nationwide. In such ...
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A World Safe for American Democracy | 41 |
The Future of the American Way of Strategy | 149 |
Notes | 261 |
Index | 285 |
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