Christopher J. Fettweis

The Pathologies of Power

Fear, Honor, Glory, and Hubris in U.S. Foreign Policy

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Produktbeschreibung

Discusses how deeply held beliefs guide American foreign policy and identifies the foundations of those beliefs, explaining how they have inspired poor strategic decisions in Washington.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 616g
• ISBN-13: 9781107041103
• ISBN-10: 1107041104
• Artikelnr.: 39532082

Autorenporträt

Christopher J. Fettweis is Associate Professor of Political Science at Tulane University. He is the author of Dangerous Times?: The International Politics of Great Power Peace (2010) and Losing Hurts Twice as Bad: The Four Stages to Moving beyond Iraq (2008).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: pathological beliefs in US foreign policy
1. Fear: the power of nightmares in a safe society
2. Honor: credibility, resolve, and paper tigers
3. Glory: hypercompetitiveness and US foreign policy
4. Hubris: the superpower as superhero
Conclusion: pathology, realism, and the future.