After the apocalypse : America's role in a world transformed /
Andrew J. Bacevich.
- New York : Metropolitan Paperbacks, Henry Holt and Company, 2022.
- xiv, 206 pages ; 21 cm
Contenidos : Introduction: Not so innocent Old, new, next The eclipse of the West Not so special Strange defects, American-style Nature bites back Why we fought/Why we fight Kissing your empire goodbye The history that matters Conclusion: Facts, not feelings
The purpose of U.S. foreign policy has, at least theoretically, been to keep Americans safe. As we confront a radically changed world, it has become indisputably clear that the terms of that policy have failed. Washington's insistence that a market economy is compatible with the common good, its faith in the idea of the "West" and its "special relationships," its conviction that global military primacy is the key to a stable and sustainable world order-- these have brought endless wars and a succession of moral and material disasters. Bacevich lays down a new approach, based on moral pragmatism, mutual coexistence, and war as a last resort. His vision calls for nothing less than a profound overhaul of our understanding of national security. -- adapted from back cover