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008			131216s2014 nyub b 001 0 eng c
020			_a9780801452581 (cloth : alk. paper)
020			_a0801452589 (cloth : alk. paper)
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050	1	4	_aJZ 1312 _bP855r 2014
082	0	0	_a327.73 _223
100	1		_aPosen, Barry Ross, _d1952-
245	1	0	_aRestraint : _ba new foundation for U.S. grand strategy / _cBarry R. Posen.
264		1	_aIthaca, New York : _bCornell University Press, _c2014.
300			_axvi, 234 pages : _bmap ; _c25 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCornell studies in security affairs
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aIntroduction: The evolution of post-Cold War U.S. grand strategy. The path to liberal hegemony ; The 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 geopolitical 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 -- Command of the commons : the military strategy, force structure, and force posture 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
520			_a"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
650		0	_aHegemony _zUnited States.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _y2001-2009.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _y2009-
651		0	_aUnited States _xMilitary policy.
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xRelaciones exteriores _974 _y2001-2009.
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xRelaciones exteriores _974 _y2009-
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xPolítica militar _93445
830		0	_aCornell studies in security affairs _96887
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