ISBN:
9780511510977
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 Online-Ressource (xxvii, 540 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Rosefielde, Steven, 1942 - Masters of illusion
DDC:
306.20973
Schlagwort(e):
Political culture
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National security
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Government information
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Government information ; United States
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Political culture ; United States
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National security ; United States
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United States ; Politics and government
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USA
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Regierung
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Innere Sicherheit
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Massenmedien
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Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
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United States Politics and government
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United States Politics and government
;
USA
;
Innere Sicherheit
;
Politische Führung
;
Politische Kultur
Kurzfassung:
The United States will confront a series of fundamental challenges through the middle of the twenty-first century. Using a theory of economic systems to gauge present and future global conflicts, Steven Rosefielde and D. Quinn Mills see the challenges as posed sequentially by terrorism, Russia, China, and the European Union. In the cases of terrorism, Russia, and China, Western leaders appreciate aspects of these perils, but they are crafting unduly soft policies to deal with the challenges. The authors believe that 'globalists' notwithstanding, such views are myopic in an era where nuclear proliferation has invalidated the concept of mutually assured destruction. What America requires is a new security concept that the authors call 'strategic independence' to enable keeping the peace in dangerous times and foster new generations of leaders capable of acting sanely despite a current public culture addicted to wishful thinking
Kurzfassung:
A world wounded -- Long-term economic realism -- "Smooth comforts false" -- the illusions that confuse us -- Towers of illusion: dysfunctional behaviors -- Mythomaniacs: the sources of our illusions -- Champions of freedom or imperialists: how we're perceived -- We're different now -- The economic roots of American power -- Economic disparities among nations -- Geopolitical aspirations of the nations -- A witch's brew of troubles: the next big wars -- The Middle East -- Strategic independence: an ounce of prevention -- America as mature superpower -- The dangers of overreach -- The transatlantic trap -- The middle course -- How public culture inhibits presidential leadership -- Choosing a great president -- Master of illusions
Anmerkung:
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DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511510977
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