First among equals : U.S. foreign policy in a multipolar world / Emma Ashford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ashford, Emma, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multipolarity (International relations).

United States--Foreign relations--21st century.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

illustrations.

Other Title:

U.S. foreign policy in a multipolar world

United States foreign policy in a multipolar world

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"For the past thirty years, post-Cold War triumphalism and a desire to reshape the world have defined U.S. foreign policy. But the failures of the global war on terror, the return of conflict to Europe, and growing tensions with China all suggest that this approach to the world is flawed. For the United States--the country that has ruled the international system largely alone since 1991--this moment is particularly perilous. Can policymakers adapt American foreign policy to better fit the twenty-first century, and in doing so avoid the pitfalls and excesses of the past three decades? In this book, Emma Ashford proposes a return to a more pragmatic, realist set of strategic principles, ones better suited for the emerging multipolar world, that would pursue narrower U.S. interests, cultivate the capabilities of friendly states, and emphasize room for maneuver over rigid alliances. In this she provides a valuable counterpoint to today's liberal internationalist consensus, as well as a road map for policymakers who seek to change the course of U.S. foreign policy." -- Book flap.

Contents:

Introduction : a normal nation

Part I. A world, transformed

The decline and fall of the unipolar moment

New world, new debates

Naval gazing

Part II. Finding our place

Realist internationalism

Pull back

Lean forward

Conclusion : first among equals.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-256) and index.

Other Format:

Online version First among equals : U.S. foreign policy in a multipolar world

Online version:

ISBN:

9780300279542

030027954X

OCLC:

1464950869