Foreign Policy Begins at Home : The Case for Putting America's House in Order

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haass, Richard N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World politics.

International relations.

Security, International.

United States--Foreign relations.

United States.

United States--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 2014.

Summary:

A rising China, climate change, terrorism, a nuclear Iran, a turbulent Middle East, and a reckless North Korea all present serious challenges to America's national security. But it depends even more on the United States addressing its burgeoning deficit and debt, crumbling infrastructure, second class schools, and outdated immigration system. While there is currently no great rival power threatening America directly, how long this strategic respite lasts, according to Council on Foreign Relations President Richard N. Haass, will depend largely on whether the United States puts its own hou

Contents:

Table of Contents; Foreword to the Paperback Edition; Introduction; PART I: THE RETURN OF HISTORY; Brave New World; American Primacy; China's Rise; A Post-European World; The Wannabe Major Powers; The Global Gap; Reason for Optimism; Reason for Worry; The Middle East Morass; The Consequences of History's Return; PART II: RESTORATION ABROAD; Doctrines and Democracy; Saving Lives; Taking on Terrorists; Integration; Restoration; A Defensible Defense; PART III: RESTORATION AT HOME; The Deficit and the Debt; Energy; Education; Infrastructure; Immigration; Economic Growth; Politics; Conclusion

AcknowledgmentsNotes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-465-03864-6