The frugal superpower : America's global leadership in a cash-strapped era /
Mandelbaum, Michael.
The frugal superpower : America's global leadership in a cash-strapped era / Michael Mandelbaum. - New York : PublicAffairs, c2010. - x, 213 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes index.
The tyranny of numbers -- A new era -- Entitlements -- Foreign policy limits -- Chapter two the novelty of scarcity -- The arc of American foreign policy -- The limits of American decline -- The world's government -- Chapter three adaptation to scarcity -- The seat belt effect -- The end of intervention -- The limits of cooperation -- Chapter four the return of great-power politics? -- The global security order -- China -- Russia -- Chapter five the heart of geopolitics -- The Middle East -- Oil -- The new containment.
In this incisive new book, Mandelbaum describes the policies the United States will have to discontinue, assesses the potential threats from China, Russia, and Iran, and recommends a new policy centered on a reduction in the nation's dependence on foreign oil.
9781586489168 (alk. paper) 158648916X (alk. paper)
2010014453
GBB073281 bnb
015578547 Uk
Finance, Public--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--21st century.
Estados Unidos--Relaciones exteriores--Siglo XXI
JZ 1480 / M271f 2010
327.73
The frugal superpower : America's global leadership in a cash-strapped era / Michael Mandelbaum. - New York : PublicAffairs, c2010. - x, 213 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes index.
The tyranny of numbers -- A new era -- Entitlements -- Foreign policy limits -- Chapter two the novelty of scarcity -- The arc of American foreign policy -- The limits of American decline -- The world's government -- Chapter three adaptation to scarcity -- The seat belt effect -- The end of intervention -- The limits of cooperation -- Chapter four the return of great-power politics? -- The global security order -- China -- Russia -- Chapter five the heart of geopolitics -- The Middle East -- Oil -- The new containment.
In this incisive new book, Mandelbaum describes the policies the United States will have to discontinue, assesses the potential threats from China, Russia, and Iran, and recommends a new policy centered on a reduction in the nation's dependence on foreign oil.
9781586489168 (alk. paper) 158648916X (alk. paper)
2010014453
GBB073281 bnb
015578547 Uk
Finance, Public--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--21st century.
Estados Unidos--Relaciones exteriores--Siglo XXI
JZ 1480 / M271f 2010
327.73