Power Problem - How American Military Dominance Makes Us Less Safe, Less Prosperous,

Informationen zum Autor Christopher A. Preble is Director of Foreign Policy Studies at the Cato Institute and a former commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy. He is the author of John F. Kennedy and the Missile Gap and Exiting Iraq: Why the U.S. Must End the Military Occupation and Renew the War against Al Qaeda . Klappentext Preble explores the aims, costs, and limitations of the use of America's military power abroad. Zusammenfassung Preble explores the aims, costs, and limitations of the use of this nation's military power and argues that the possession of vast military strength runs contrary to the original intent of the Founders—and serves to undermine the country. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The U.S. Military-Dominant, but Not Omnipotent 2. Tallying the Costs of Our Military Power 3. It Costs Too Much 4. We Use It Too Much 5. The Hegemon's Dilemma 6. Curing the Power Problem ConclusionNotes Index

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• Authors: Christopher A Preble, Christopher A. Preble, PREBLE CHRISTOPHER A
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2009
• EAN: 9780801447655
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-4765-5
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs; Cornell Studies in Security Af; Cornell Studies in Security Affairs; Cornell Studies in Security Af
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education