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- Country/Region of Manufacture
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- ISBN
- 9781591846628
- Book Title
- America in Retreat : the New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- Law, Political Science
- Topic
- History & Theory, World / General, International Relations / General, International Relations / Diplomacy, International
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 17.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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A world in which the leading liberal-democratic nation does not assume its role as world policeman will become a world in which dictatorships contend, or unite, to fill the breach. Americans seeking a return to an isolationist garden of Eden alone and undisturbed in the world, knowing neither good nor evil will soon find themselves living within shooting range of global pandemonium. From the Introduction In a brilliant book that will elevate foreign policy in the national conversation, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Bret Stephens makes a powerful case for American intervention abroad. In December 2011 the last American soldier left Iraq. We re leaving behind a sovereign, stable, and self-reliant Iraq, boasted President Obama. He was proved devastatingly wrong less than three years later as jihadists seized the Iraqi city of Mosul. The event cast another dark shadow over the future of global order a shadow, which, Bret Stephens argues, we ignore at our peril. America in Retreat i
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Penguin Publishing Group
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1591846625
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9781591846628
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Book Title
America in Retreat : the New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
History & Theory, World / General, International Relations / General, International Relations / Diplomacy, International
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Law, Political Science
Number of Pages
288 Pages
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Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
17.5 Oz
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E907.S716 2014
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"Wise counsel for a constructive, tough-minded, and sensible foreign policy. Read and learn." - GEORGE SHULTZ , U.S. Secretary of State, 19821989 "At a time when the president of the United States explicitly renounces the role of 'global policeman' and a remarkable proportion of Americans-conservatives and liberals alike-seem irresistibly drawn to isolationism in all but name, Bret Stephens has written a shrewd, sharp, and shamelessly unfashionable defense of American power as a force for good in the world. He makes it clear why now, even more than in the past, the supposed benefits of Uncle Sam's retreat will swiftly be eclipsed by the very real costs of advancing terrorism and authoritarianism." - NIALL FERGUSON , Laurence A. Tisch Professor, Harvard University; author of The Great Degeneration and Civilization "Bret Stephens has produced a powerful and exceptionally literate rebuttal of America's neoisolationists and a practical prescription for America's reemergence as the world's essential good cop, maintaining global order without seeking to remake the world in our own image. Americans ignore his message at their own peril." - KAREN ELLIOTT HOUSE , Pulitzer Prizewinning reporter, editor, and publisher; author of On Saudi Arabia "Bret Stephens takes on the urgent question of America's role in the world at a time of crises and upheavals. Writing trenchantly, he argues that the United States is drifting into a dangerous 'retreat doctrine.' The result will be global disorder from which the United States will not escape. While engaging seriously with the arguments of those with whom he disagrees, Stephens also depicts a frighteningly realistic scenario of such disorder just five years hence. America in Retreat will stir vigorous debate-and stimulate sober thought." - DANIEL YERGIN , author of The Quest and the Pulitzer Prizewinning The Prize "Bret Stephens has the guts to make the case-and make it brilliantly-for why Americans need America to be the world's policeman (or at least the world's police chief when we can get allies to join our force). This book is worth buying even if you read only chapter 9 in which Stephens foresees the chilling disorder in the world if America does not reassert its global leadership. That should be effective shock treatment for the isolationists in both parties as we think about the world we want to leave our children and grandchildren." - JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN , U.S. senator from Connecticut, 19892013, "Given the U.S.'s recently renewed commitments in the Middle East, Stephens's clear, convincing apologia for American power will make especially timely reading for American foreign policy's skeptics and opponents." - Publishers Weekly , Starred Review "A provocative, carefully reasoned argument, anathema to politicians as disparate as Barack Obama and Rand Paul." -Kirkus Reviews "Although you can read the 288 pages of this well-researched, well-written, and passionately argued book over a weekend, its message will stay with you for years . . . . [Stephens] argues-with impeccable logic, a dizzying array of well-sourced quotations, and reliable statistics-that if the United States continues to retreat from its position as the world's policeman, disaster will strike both the world and the United States sooner rather than later." - ANDREW ROBERTS , Commentary magazine "Wise counsel for a constructive, tough-minded, and sensible foreign policy. Read and learn." - GEORGE SHULTZ , U.S. Secretary of State, 19821989 "At a time when the president of the United States explicitly renounces the role of 'global policeman' and a remarkable proportion of Americans-conservatives and liberals alike-seem irresistibly drawn to isolationism in all but name, Bret Stephens has written a shrewd, sharp, and shamelessly unfashionable defense of American power as a force for good in the world. He makes it clear why now, even more than in the past, the supposed benefits of Uncle Sam's retreat will swiftly be eclipsed by the very real costs of advancing terrorism and authoritarianism." - NIALL FERGUSON , Laurence A. Tisch Professor, Harvard University; author of The Great Degeneration and Civilization "Bret Stephens has produced a powerful and exceptionally literate rebuttal of America's neoisolationists and a practical prescription for America's reemergence as the world's essential good cop, maintaining global order without seeking to remake the world in our own image. Americans ignore his message at their own peril." - KAREN ELLIOTT HOUSE , Pulitzer Prizewinning reporter, editor, and publisher; author of On Saudi Arabia "Bret Stephens takes on the urgent question of America's role in the world at a time of crises and upheavals. Writing trenchantly, he argues that the United States is drifting into a dangerous 'retreat doctrine.' The result will be global disorder from which the United States will not escape. While engaging seriously with the arguments of those with whom he disagrees, Stephens also depicts a frighteningly realistic scenario of such disorder just five years hence. America in Retreat will stir vigorous debate-and stimulate sober thought." - DANIEL YERGIN , author of The Quest and the Pulitzer Prizewinning The Prize "Bret Stephens has the guts to make the case-and make it brilliantly-for why Americans need America to be the world's policeman (or at least the world's police chief when we can get allies to join our force). This book is worth buying even if you read only chapter 9 in which Stephens foresees the chilling disorder in the world if America does not reassert its global leadership. That should be effective shock treatment for the isolationists in both parties as we think about the world we want to leave our children and grandchildren." - JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN , U.S. senator from Connecticut, 19892013, "Given the U.S.'s recently renewed commitments in the Middle East, Stephens's clear, convincing apologia for American power will make especially timely reading for American foreign policy's skeptics and opponents." - Publishers Weekly , Starred Review "A provocative, carefully reasoned argument, anathema to politicians as disparate as Barack Obama and Rand Paul." -Kirkus Reviews "Wise counsel for a constructive, tough-minded, and sensible foreign policy. Read and learn." - GEORGE SHULTZ , U.S. Secretary of State, 19821989 "At a time when the president of the United States explicitly renounces the role of 'global policeman' and a remarkable proportion of Americans-conservatives and liberals alike-seem irresistibly drawn to isolationism in all but name, Bret Stephens has written a shrewd, sharp, and shamelessly unfashionable defense of American power as a force for good in the world. He makes it clear why now, even more than in the past, the supposed benefits of Uncle Sam's retreat will swiftly be eclipsed by the very real costs of advancing terrorism and authoritarianism." - NIALL FERGUSON , Laurence A. Tisch Professor, Harvard University; author of The Great Degeneration and Civilization "Bret Stephens has produced a powerful and exceptionally literate rebuttal of America's neoisolationists and a practical prescription for America's reemergence as the world's essential good cop, maintaining global order without seeking to remake the world in our own image. Americans ignore his message at their own peril." - KAREN ELLIOTT HOUSE , Pulitzer Prizewinning reporter, editor, and publisher; author of On Saudi Arabia "Bret Stephens takes on the urgent question of America's role in the world at a time of crises and upheavals. Writing trenchantly, he argues that the United States is drifting into a dangerous 'retreat doctrine.' The result will be global disorder from which the United States will not escape. While engaging seriously with the arguments of those with whom he disagrees, Stephens also depicts a frighteningly realistic scenario of such disorder just five years hence. America in Retreat will stir vigorous debate-and stimulate sober thought." - DANIEL YERGIN , author of The Quest and the Pulitzer Prizewinning The Prize "Bret Stephens has the guts to make the case-and make it brilliantly-for why Americans need America to be the world's policeman (or at least the world's police chief when we can get allies to join our force). This book is worth buying even if you read only chapter 9 in which Stephens foresees the chilling disorder in the world if America does not reassert its global leadership. That should be effective shock treatment for the isolationists in both parties as we think about the world we want to leave our children and grandchildren." - JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN , U.S. senator from Connecticut, 19892013, "With a command of American history, a mastery of big foreign policy ideas, and a supple grasp of the conundrums of current events, Stephens shows that the dichotomy between domestic and international responsibilities is facile. For the world's sole superpower, international affairs inevitably impinge on our economy and our security. Defending our principles abroad advances our interests at home." - PETER BERKOWITZ , RealClearPolitics "Given the U.S.'s recently renewed commitments in the Middle East, Stephens's clear, convincing apologia for American power will make especially timely reading for American foreign policy's skeptics and opponents." - Publishers Weekly , Starred Review "A provocative, carefully reasoned argument, anathema to politicians as disparate as Barack Obama and Rand Paul." -Kirkus Reviews "Although you can read the 288 pages of this well-researched, well-written, and passionately argued book over a weekend, its message will stay with you for years . . . . [Stephens] argues-with impeccable logic, a dizzying array of well-sourced quotations, and reliable statistics-that if the United States continues to retreat from its position as the world's policeman, disaster will strike both the world and the United States sooner rather than later." - ANDREW ROBERTS , Commentary magazine "Wise counsel for a constructive, tough-minded, and sensible foreign policy. Read and learn." - GEORGE SHULTZ , U.S. Secretary of State, 19821989 "At a time when the president of the United States explicitly renounces the role of 'global policeman' and a remarkable proportion of Americans-conservatives and liberals alike-seem irresistibly drawn to isolationism in all but name, Bret Stephens has written a shrewd, sharp, and shamelessly unfashionable defense of American power as a force for good in the world. He makes it clear why now, even more than in the past, the supposed benefits of Uncle Sam's retreat will swiftly be eclipsed by the very real costs of advancing terrorism and authoritarianism." - NIALL FERGUSON , Laurence A. Tisch Professor, Harvard University; author of The Great Degeneration and Civilization "Bret Stephens has produced a powerful and exceptionally literate rebuttal of America's neoisolationists and a practical prescription for America's reemergence as the world's essential good cop, maintaining global order without seeking to remake the world in our own image. Americans ignore his message at their own peril." - KAREN ELLIOTT HOUSE , Pulitzer Prizewinning reporter, editor, and publisher; author of On Saudi Arabia "Bret Stephens takes on the urgent question of America's role in the world at a time of crises and upheavals. Writing trenchantly, he argues that the United States is drifting into a dangerous 'retreat doctrine.' The result will be global disorder from which the United States will not escape. While engaging seriously with the arguments of those with whom he disagrees, Stephens also depicts a frighteningly realistic scenario of such disorder just five years hence. America in Retreat will stir vigorous debate-and stimulate sober thought." - DANIEL YERGIN , author of The Quest and the Pulitzer Prizewinning The Prize "Bret Stephens has the guts to make the case-and make it brilliantly-for why Americans need America to be the world's policeman (or at least the world's police chief when we can get allies to join our force). This book is worth buying even if you read only chapter 9 in which Stephens foresees the chilling disorder in the world if America does not reassert its global leadership. That should be effective shock treatment for the isolationists in both parties as we think about the world we want to leave our children and grandchildren." - JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN , U.S. senator from Connecticut, 19892013
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2014
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2014-022275
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