Leverage and Cooperation in the US World Order - The Shrewd Sheriff

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.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Giacomo Chiozza, Chiozza Giacomo
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.03.2025
• EAN: 9781009355094
• ISBN: 978-1-009-35509-4
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations