Second Chance: Three Presidents and the Crisis of American SuperpowerAmerica's most distinguished commentator on foreign policy, former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, offers a reasoned but unsparing assessment of the last three presidential administrations' foreign policy. Though spanning less than two decades, these administrations cover a vitally important turning point in world history: the period in which the United States, having emerged from the Cold War with unprecedented power and prestige, managed to squander both in a remarkably short time. This is a tale of decline: from the competent but conventional thinking of the first Bush administration, to the well-intentioned self-indulgence of the Clinton administration, to the mortgaging of America's future by the "suicidal statecraft" of the second Bush administration. Brzezinski concludes with a chapter on how America can regain its lost prestige. This scholarly yet highly opinionated book is sure to be both controversial and influential. |
Contents
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2 The Mists of Victory 17 | 17 |
3 The Original Sin 45 | 45 |
4 The Impotence of Good Intentions 83 | 83 |
5 Catastrophic Leadership 135 | 135 |
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Second Chance: Three Presidents and the Crisis of American Superpower Zbigniew Brzezinski No preview available - 2008 |
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