America alone : the neo-conservatives and the global order / Stefan Halper, Jonathan Clarke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halper, Stefan A., author.

Clarke, Jonathan, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservatism--United States.

Conservatism.

United States--Foreign relations--2001-.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 369 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

America Alone explores how George W. Bush's election, and the fear and confusion of September 11, 2001, combined to allow a small group of radical intellectuals to seize the reins of US national security policy. It shows how, at this 'inflection point' in US history an inexperienced president was persuaded to abandon his campaign pledges (and the successful consensus-driven, bi-partisan diplomacy that managed the lethal Soviet threat over the past half-century) and adopt a neo-conservative foreign policy emphasizing military confrontation and 'nation-building'. To date, the costs - in blood, money and credibility - have been great and the benefits few, with traditional conservatives deploring Bush's approach. America Alone outlines the costs in terms of economic damage, distortion of priorities, rising anti-Americanism, and reduced security. Then it sets out an alternative approach emphasizing the traditional conservative principles of containing risk, consensus diplomacy and balance of power.

Contents:

The neo-conservatives : a new political interest group

Origins and early development

The nineties : from near death to resurrection

The neo-conservative ascension

The false history

Outreach to the media and evangelicals

Iraq : the false pretenses

America : perception and counterperception

The neo-conservative "World War IV" and its impact on American society

The balance sheet and looking ahead.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-16214-9

1-280-54096-6

0-511-21559-2

0-511-21738-2

0-511-21201-1

0-511-31596-1

0-511-50977-4

0-511-21378-6

OCLC:

171139191