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"This book addresses two central questions in current debates about US foreign policy: how did the US sustain its world order, and can this world order persist in the future? Giacomo Chiozza suggests that the answer depends on the relations the US maintains with incumbents and challengers in partner nations"--
List of contents
1. Introduction: the puzzle of US hegemonic leadership; 2. The United States as a shrewd sheriff; 3. Empirical tests for the shrewd sheriff; 4. The shrewd sheriff on the beat; 5. The shrewd sheriff and its core partners; 6. The shrewd sheriff and counterinsurgency partners; 7. New challenges for the shrewd sheriff; 8. Epilogue: the badge of the sheriff.
About the author
Giacomo Chiozza is the Sir Easa Saleh Al-Gurg Professor of International Studies at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. He has written extensively on the US world order and, in collaboration with H. E. Goemans and Kristian S. Gleditsch, created the award-winning dataset on political leaders, Archigos.
Summary
This book addresses two central questions in current debates about US foreign policy: how did the US sustain its world order, and can this world order persist in the future? Giacomo Chiozza suggests that the answer depends on the relations the US maintains with incumbents and challengers in partner nations.
Foreword
Explores how the US maintains a consensual world order in partner nations with flexible and regular channels of leadership turnover.
