Pathologies of Power - Fear, Honor, Glory, and Hubris in U.s. Foreign Policy

Discusses how deeply held beliefs guide American foreign policy and identifies the foundations of those beliefs, explaining how they have inspired poor strategic decisions in Washington.

List of contents

Introduction: pathological beliefs in US foreign policy; 1. Fear: the power of nightmares in a safe society; 2. Honor: credibility, resolve, and paper tigers; 3. Glory: hypercompetitiveness and US foreign policy; 4. Hubris: the superpower as superhero; Conclusion: pathology, realism, and the future.

About the author

Christopher J. Fettweis is Associate Professor of Political Science at Tulane University. He is the author of Dangerous Times?: The International Politics of Great Power Peace (2010) and Losing Hurts Twice as Bad: The Four Stages to Moving beyond Iraq (2008).

Summary

The foreign policy of the United States is guided by deeply held beliefs, few of which are recognized much less subjected to rational analysis, Christopher J. Fettweis writes, in this, his third book. He identifies the foundations of those beliefs, explains how they have inspired poor strategic decisions in Washington and proceeds to discuss their origins.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher J. Fettweis, Christopher J. (Tulane University Fettweis, Fettweis Christopher J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2013
• EAN: 9781107041103
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04110-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, International Relations, Diplomacy, United States of America, USA