Security first : for a muscular, moral foreign policy / Amitai Etzioni.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Etzioni, Amitai.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International.

United States--Foreign relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Rarely have more profound changes in American foreign policy been called for than today," begins Amitai Etzioni in the preface to this book. Yet Etzioni's concern is not to lay blame for past mistakes but to address the future: What can now be done to improve U.S. relations with the rest of the world? What should American policies be toward recently liberated countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan, or rogue states like North Korea and Iran? When should the United States undertake humanitarian intervention abroad? What must be done to protect America from nuclear terrorism? The author asserts that providing basic security must be the first priority in all foreign policy considerations, even ahead of efforts to democratize. He sets out essential guidelines for a foreign policy that makes sense in the real world, builds on moral principles, and creates the possibility of establishing positive relationships with Muslim nations and all others. Etzioni has considered the issues deeply and for many years. His conclusions fall into no neat categories-neither "liberal" nor "conservative"-for he is guided not by ideology but by empirical evidence and moral deliberation. His proposal rings with the sound of reason, and this important book belongs on the reading list of every concerned leader, policy maker, and voter in America.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Part I. Security First: For Us, Them, and the World

Part II. The Limits of Social Engineering

Part III. The True Fault Line: Warriors Vs. Preachers

Part IV. The Importance of Moral Culture

Part V. Grounds for Intervention

Part VI. Security Requires a New Global Architecture

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-293) and index.

ISBN:

9786611728786

9781281728784

1281728780

9780300138047

0300138040

OCLC:

952737166