Kagan, Robert 1958-

The jungle grows back America and our imperiled world Robert Kagan - First edition - 179 Seiten

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"A brilliant and visionary argument for America's role as an enforcer of peace and order throughout the world--and what is likely to happen if we withdraw and focus our attention inward"-- "A brilliant and visionary argument for America's role as an enforcer of peace and order throughout the world--and what is likely to happen if we withdraw and focus our attention inward. Recent years have brought deeply disturbing developments around the globe. American sentiment seems to be leaning increasingly toward withdrawal in the face of such disarray. In this powerful, urgent essay, Robert Kagan elucidates the reasons why American withdrawal would be the worst possible response, based as it is on a fundamental and dangerous misreading of the world. Like a jungle that keeps growing back after being cut down, the world has always been full of dangerous actors who, left unchecked, possess the desire and ability to make things worse. Kagan makes clear how the "realist" impulse to recognize our limitations and focus on our failures misunderstands the essential role America has played for decades in keeping the world's worst instability in check. A true realism, he argues, is based on the understanding that the historical norm has always been toward chaos--that the jungle will grow back, if we let it"--

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World politics--1945-1989
World politics--1989-
Security, International
World politics--1945-1989
World politics--1989-
Security, International
HISTORY--20th Century--United States
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General
HISTORY--Modern--General
Diplomatic relations
Security, International
World politics
Umweltgefährdung
Weltproblematik
Internationales politisches System
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Ordnungspolitik
Friedenssicherung
Außenpolitik
Abhängigkeit
Unabhängigkeit
Unilateralismus


United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989
United States--Foreign relations--1989-
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989
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