Title A grand strategy for America / Robert J. Art

Published Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource Series Cornell studies in security affairs Cornell studies in security affairs Contents The international setting -- America's national interests -- Dominion, collective security, and containment -- Selective engagement -- Isolationism and offshore balancing -- Selective engagement and the free hand strategies -- Implementing selective engagement -- Appendix A : civil wars active between 1991 and 2000 -- Appendix B : international wars active between 1991 and 2000 Summary The United States today is the most powerful nation in the world, perhaps even stronger than Rome was during its heyday. It is likely to remain the world's preeminent power for at least several decades to come. What behavior is appropriate for such a powerful state? To answer this question, Robert J. Art concentrates on "grand strategy"-the deployment of military power in both peace and war to support foreign policy goals.He first defines America's contemporary national interests and the specific threats they face, then identifies seven grand strategies that the United States might contemplate, examining each in relation to America's interests. The seven are:•dominion-forcibly trying to remake the world in America's own image;• global collective security-attempting to keep the peace everywhere; •regional collective security-confining peacekeeping efforts to Europe;• cooperative security-seeking to reduce the occurrence of war by limiting other states' offensive capabilities; • isolationism-withdrawing from all military involvement beyond U.S. borders;•containment-holding the line against aggressor states; and•selective engagement-choosing to prevent or to become involved only in those conflicts that pose a threat to the country's long-term interests.Art makes a strong case for selective engagement as the most desirable strategy for contemporary America. It is the one that seeks to forestall dangers, not simply react to them; that is politically viable, at home and abroad; and that protects all U.S. interests, both essential and desirable. Art concludes that "selective engagement is not a strategy for all times, but it is the best grand strategy for these times." Notes "A Century Foundation book." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record Subject World politics -- 1995-2005. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Security (National & International) POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. Diplomatic relations Diplomatic relations -- Philosophy Military policy World politics Außenpolitik Großmacht Großmachtpolitik Hegemonie Militärische Intervention Nationales Interesse Sicherheitspolitik Buitenlandse politiek. Hegemonie. Relations internationales -- 1989- ... 2000-2009. Politique étrangère. Politique internationale. Politique militaire. Grande stratégie. SUBJECT United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009 -- Philosophy United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93001742 United States -- Military policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379 Subject United States USA États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- 2001-2009. États-Unis -- Politique militaire -- 1990- ... États-Unis. Form Electronic book LC no. 2019725576 ISBN 9780801468438 0801468434 9780801468445 0801468442

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