1st Edition

American Foreign Policy in a New Era

By Robert Jervis Copyright 2005
194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

To say that the world changed drastically on 9/11 has become a truism and even a cliché. But the incontestable fact is that a new era for both the world and US foreign policy began on that infamous day and the ramifications for international politics have been monumental. In this book, one of the leading thinkers in international relations, Robert Jervis, provides us with several snapshots... Read more
Introduction  1. Theories of War in an Era of Leading World Peace  2. September 11? How Has It Changed the World?  3. The Confrontation between Iraq and the U.S.: Implications for the Theory and Practice of Deterrence  4. Understanding the Bush Doctrine  5. Where Do We Go from Here?

Biography

Robert Jervis is Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics at Columbia University. He is the author of six other books and over ninety professional articles. HisThe Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution won the Grawemeyer Award for the best book on international order. He is a past President of the American Political Science Association, and is a consultant to several government agencies

"No expert in the United States on international politics has a better understanding of current foreign policy dilemmas. The Bush administration would do well to learn the lessons Jervis provides in this analysis of what America must do to manage the international threats from terrorism, proliferation, and Middle East tensions.
." -- Robert Dallek