American Foreign Policy

Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush both led the United States through watershed events in foreign relations. In The Gulf, Michael F. Cairo reveals how, despite many similarities, father and son pursued very different international strategies....

A simple question lurks amid the considerable controversy created by recent U.S. policy: what road did Americans travel to reach their current global preeminence?...

General Mike DeLong deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was second only to General Tommy Franks in the war on terror....

During the Cold War, the political leadership of the Soviet Union avidly sought intelligence about its main adversary, the United States....

Gavin reassesses the strategy of flexible response, the influence of nuclear weapons during the Berlin Crisis....

This original analysis challenges some widely held beliefs about the determinants of United States foreign policy and will bring new insight to contemporary debates about whether the nation should-or must-play so active a part in world politics....

Covering conflicts from the 18th century to today, Assessing War blends focused advice and a uniquely broad set of case studies to ponder vital questions about warfare....

This collection provides a lens into the critical speeches of the George H.W. Bush presidency (1989-1993). Twenty important speeches from throughout his term of office are included....

Communist China is lying, cheating, and stealing its way into becoming a global superpower....

A fascinating narrative, An Intriguing Life is a window to our most recent history....

Peter W. Galbraith was the earliest expert to describe Iraq's breakup into religious and ethnic entities, a reality that is now commonly accepted

In The Rise of Nuclear Iran, Gold traces past failures and explains why diplomacy will continue to backfire, no matter who is president or which party is in power....

Across Cultures and Empires is above all an immigrant's story. Mahir Ibrahimov's fluency in multiple languages offers the perspective of someone who found a way to successfully cross boundaries amid the fall of empire and the resulting cascade of conflicts....

As Americans face the ongoing war against terrorists and their state sponsors around the world, Sean Hannity reminds us we must also cope with....

In Mission Failure, Michael Mandelbaum provides an original, provocative, and definitive account of the ambitious but deeply flawed post-Cold War efforts to promote American values....

Intended for policymakers, defense and military professionals, military historians, and academics, this book offers a solid critique of the Army's current capacity to adapt to likely future adversary strategies....

President Eisenhower led us to victory in World War II. He then led our country as President for 8 years. He understood war and he understood how Washington worked....

Henry R. Luce urged the nation’s leaders to create an American Century. But in the post-World-War-II era, proponents of the American Century faced a daunting task. Walker analyzes the international crises and monetary troubles that further curtailed the reach of the American Century....

Plunging deep into midst of some of the hottest conflicts on the globe, Robert D. Kaplan takes us through mud and jungle, desert and dirt to the men and women on the ground who are leading the charge against threats to American security....

Covering wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, interventions in Iran, Guatemala and Chile, and a retreat from international engagement with the UN, WHO, Pembroke sketches the history of America's retreat from universal principles....