Warren I. Cohen 
America’s Failing Empire [PDF ebook] 
U.S. Foreign Relations Since the Cold War

This sharp and authoritative account of American foreign relations
analyzes the last fifteen years of foreign policy in relation to
the last forty years, since the end of the Cold War.

* Provides an overview and understanding of the recent history of
U.S. foreign relations from the viewpoint of one of the most
respected authorities in the field

* Includes suggestions for further reading.

Table des matières

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

A propos de l’auteur

Warren I. Cohen is Distinguished University Professor at University of Maryland at Baltimore County and Senior Scholar at the Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson Center. He has written nine books and edited eight others, including America’s Response to China (4th edition, 2000), East Asia at the Center: Four Thousand Years of Engagement with the World (2001), and Asian American Century (2002).