Shields of the Republic - The Triumph and Peril of Americas Alliances

During the Cold War, the United States shook off its traditional aversion to alliances and built the most impressive peacetime treaty structure in history. Yet today politicians argue that the country is so secure it gains nothing paying the cost of mutual defense. In doing so, they threaten a key source of that security: the alliances themselves.

About the author

Mira Rapp-Hooper is Director for Indo-Pacific Strategy at the National Security Council, The White House.

Product details

• Authors: Mira Rapp-Hooper
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9780674292161
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29216-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Diplomacy, History of the Americas