Research Catalog

Title

Restraint : a new foundation for U.S. grand strategy / Barry R. Posen.

Author

Posen, Barry

Publication

Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2014.

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Details

Description

xvi, 234 pages : map; 25 cm.

Summary

"The United States, Barry R. Posen argues in Restraint, has grown incapable of moderating its ambitions in international politics. Since the collapse of Soviet power, it has pursued a grand strategy that he calls 'liberal hegemony,' one that Posen sees as unnecessary, counterproductive, costly, and wasteful. Written for policymakers and observers alike, Restraint explains precisely why this grand strategy works poorly and then provides [an] ... alternative grand strategy and an associated military strategy and force structure"--Dust jacket flap.

Series Statement

Cornell studies in security affairs

Uniform Title

Cornell studies in security affairs.

Subject

• Hegemony > United States
• United States > Foreign relations > 2001-2009
• United States > Foreign relations > 2009-2017
• United States > Military policy > 21st century
• United States > Military policy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: the evolution of post-Cold War US grand strategy -- What is grand strategy? -- The path to liberal hegemony -- The geo-strategic position of the United States -- Causes and consequences -- The perils of liberal hegemony -- Direct costs -- The balance of power -- The allies -- Identity politics and intervention -- Military power and intervention -- Overstated benefits -- Persistent problems -- The case for restraint -- The geo-political interests of the United States -- Nuclear weapons: dilemmas, dangers, opportunities -- The struggle with Al Qaeda and the enduring risk of international terrorism -- Implementing restraint in key regions -- The problems of transition to restraint -- Integrated reforms -- The military strategy of restraint -- Command of the commons -- The insights of maritime strategy -- Force structure -- Global force posture -- Affordable and effective -- Conclusion: a sustained debate -- Critiques of restraint -- Notes -- Index.

ISBN

• 9780801452581 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0801452589 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9780801470875 (e-book)

LCCN

^^2013049498

OCLC

862207257

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library