Debating a Post-American World What Lies Ahead? |
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| Editor:
| Clark, Sean
Hoque, Sabrina |
| Series title: | Security and Governance Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-136-57669-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2013 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $56.95 |
Book Description:
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The United States is currently the linchpin of global trade, technology, and finance, and a military colossus, extending across the world with a network of bases and alliances. This book anticipates the possible issues raised by a transition between American dominance and the rise of alternative powers.
While a 'post-American' world need not be any different than that of today, the risk associated with such a change provides ample reason for attentive study. Divided into four...
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The United States is currently the linchpin of global trade, technology, and finance, and a military colossus, extending across the world with a network of bases and alliances. This book anticipates the possible issues raised by a transition between American dominance and the rise of alternative powers.
While a 'post-American' world need not be any different than that of today, the risk associated with such a change provides ample reason for attentive study. Divided into four parts, 50 international relations scholars explore and discuss:
- Power Transitions: addressing issues including the rise of China; the passing of American primacy and the endurance of American leadership.
- War and Peace: addressing nuclear weapons; the risk of war; security privatization and global insecurity
- Global Governance: addressing competition, trade, the UN, sovereignty, humanitarian intervention, law and power.
- Energy and the Environment: addressing resource conflict, petrol, climate change and technology.
This unique project offers a compilation of disparate arguments by scholars and policy practitioners, encompassing a plurality of disciplines and theoretical perspectives. By providing clarity and focus to this essential debate on the future of the world in the next several decades, Debating a Post-American World will be of interest to students and scholars of International Relations and global politics, American politics, US Foreign policy and International Security.