Superpower: Three Choices for America's Role in the World
Author(s): Ian Bremmer
Bestselling author and strategist Ian Bremmer argues that Washington's directionless foreign policy has become expensive and dangerous. Since the end of the Cold War, the U.S. has stumbled from crisis to crisis in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria, and Ukraine with no clear strategy.
Bremmer urges us to think more deeply about what sort of role America should play and how it should use its superpower status. He explores three competing options:
- Independent America: America should no longer take responsibility for solving other people's problems, and instead should lead by example.
- Moneyball America: Washington can't meet every international challenge, but we can and should focus on opportunities and defend U.S. interests where they're threatened.
- Indispensable America: Only America can defend the values on which global stability increasingly depends. We will never live in a stable world while others are denied their most basic freedoms.
There are sound arguments for and against each of these choices, but we must choose. Washington can no longer improvise a foreign policy without a lasting commitment to a coherent strategy.
General Information
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- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : Portfolio
- : 0.32
- : 28 May 2015
- : 234mm X 153mm X 17mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 26 August 2015
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Ian Bremmer
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : English
- : 327.73
- : 240
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A clarion call Financial Times Superpower is an insightful and original piece of work-drawing on Bremmer's remarkable understanding of politics, America, and the world. This is a must read for all those concerned with the twenty-first-century geopolitical landscape Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund This book provides a clear and incisive way to think about America's role in the world. Should it focus on its interests, its values, or its domestic needs? Bremmer offers his own opinions, but more important, he will help you sharpen your own Walter Isaacson, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute; bestselling author of Steve Jobs and The Innovators Bremmer deals with America's role in a world in transition with honesty and sincerity. This is a valuable contribution to an important debate from an experienced and insightful leader Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairman and CEO of GE This brilliant and provocative book is required reading for every presidential candidate in 2016 - and everyone who will cast a vote Nouriel Roubini, chairman of Roubini Global Economics Bremmer has become something of a national treasure. His clarity of thought and presentation make Superpower an exceptionally illuminating read. Whether you're a policymaker, scholar, or voter seeking perspective on our critical choices ahead, Superpower is indispensable Jon Huntsman, Jr., chairman of the Atlantic Council; former governor of Utah and U.S. ambassador to China
Ian Bremmer is the president and founder of the Eurasia Group, the leading global political risk research and consulting firm. He created Wall Street's first global political risk index (GPRI) and founded the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Geopolitical Risk. As global research professor at New York University he focuses on global macro political trends and emerging markets. His books include Every Nation for Itself and The End of the Free Market.