America's Failing Empire: U.S. Foreign Relations Since the Cold War

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction: The Cold War as History 1

1 The End of the Cold War International System 12

2 In Search of a Compass 38

3 Clinton and Humanitarian Intervention 56

4 Managing the Great Powers 72

5 The Clinton Years Assessed 94

6 The Vulcans Take Charge 123

7 Once Upon an Empire 143

8 All the Rest – and Bush Assessed 164

References and Suggestions for Additional Reading 187

Index 193