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The big stick : the limits of soft power & the necessity of military force
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Title
The big stick : the limits of soft power & the necessity of military force / Eliot A. Cohen.
ISBN
9780465044726
0465044727
9780465096572
Publication
New York : Basic Books, [2016]
Physical Description
xv, 285 pages ; 25 cm
Summary
A scholar of international relations outlines compelling arguments in favor of America's enduring relevance and why an active military presence is essential to preserving and enforcing the nation's foreign policies.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 16, 2017
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: national duties
1. Why the United States?
2. Fifteen years of war
3. The American hand
4. China
5. Jihadis
6. Dangerous states
7. Ungoverned space and the commons
8. The logic of hard power
Postscript: the eagle's head.
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