American Power in the 21st Century

Editors' Preface.

Introduction: Whither American Power? David Held and Mathias Koenig-Archibugi.

1. Empire? The Bush Doctrine and the Lessons of History Michael Cox.

2. The First Failed Empire of the Twenty-First Century Michael Mann.

3. Liberal Hegemony or Empire? American Power in the Age of Unipolarity G. John Ikenberry.

4. Hard Power, Soft Power, and “The War on Terrorism” Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

5. Power and Weakness Robert Kagan.

6. The Goals of Diplomacy, Hard Power, and Soft Power Robert Cooper.

7. American Power: From “Compellance” to Cosmopolitanism? Mary Kaldor.

8. Beyond Iraq: The Crisis of the Transatlantic Security Community Thomas Risse.

9. The Bush Doctrine: A Chinese Perspective Zhiyuan Cui.

10. Waiting for Armageddon: The “Mother of All Empires” and its Middle East Quagmire Abdelwahab El-Affendi.

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