The Stupidity of War: American Foreign Policy and the Case for Complacency

ISBN-13: 9781108843836 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 342 str.

John Mueller

Opis

This innovative argument shows the consequences of increased aversion to international war for foreign and military policy.

Recenzje

'analytic, witty, and highly readable.' Michael J. Ard, The Russell Kirk Center

Spis treści

Part I. Assessing the Threat Record: 1. Korea, massive extrapolation, deterrence, and the crisis circus; 2. Vietnam, containment, and the curious end of the cold war; 3. Military intervention and the continued quest for threat after the cold war; 4. Al-Qaeda and the 9/11 wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan; 5. Chasing terrorists around the globe and other post-9/11 ventures; Part II. Evaluating Present Threats: 6. The rise of China, the assertiveness of Russia, and the antics of Iran; 7. Proliferation, terrorism, humanitarian intervention, and other problems; 8. Hedging, risk, arrogance, and the Iraq syndrome.