LEADER 04580cam 2200529 i 4500001 on1191216320 003 OCoLC 005 20210723152742.2 008 210121t20212021nyu b 001 0 eng 010 2021002254 019 1255608745 020 9781250795991 020 1250795990 |q(hardcover) 020 |z9781250796004 |q(ebook) 035 (Sirsi) o1191216320 035 (OCoLC)1191216320 |z(OCoLC)1255608745 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCO |dOCLCF |dJQW |dCLE |dILC |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 050 00 JZ1480 |b.B334 2021 082 00 327.73 |223 100 1 Bacevich, Andrew J., |eauthor. |=^A238247 245 10 After the apocalypse : |bAmerica's role in a world transformed / |cAndrew Bacevich. 250 First edition. 264 1 New York : |bMetropolitan Books, |c2021. 264 4 |c̐u2021 300 xiv, 206 pages ; |c22 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (page [173]-193) and index. 505 0 Introduction: Not so innocent -- Old, new, next -- The eclipse of the West -- Not so special -- Strange defects, American-style -- Nature bites back -- Why we fought/Why we fight -- Kissing your empire goodbye -- The history that matters -- Conclusion: Facts, not feelings. 520 "A bold and urgent perspective on how American foreign policy must change in response to the shifting world order of the twenty-first century, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Limits of Power and The Age of Illusions. The purpose of U.S. foreign policy has, at least theoretically, been to keep Americans safe. Yet as we confront a radically changed world, it has become indisputably clear that the terms of that policy have failed. Washington's insistence that a market economy is compatible with the common good, its faith in the idea of the "West" and its "special relationships," its conviction that global military primacy is the key to a stable and sustainable world order--these have brought endless wars and a succession of moral and material disasters. In a bold reconception of America's place in the world, informed by thinking from across the political spectrum, Andrew J. Bacevich--founder and president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a bipartisan Washington think tank dedicated to foreign policy--lays down a new approach--one that is based on moral pragmatism, mutual coexistence, and war as a last resort. Confronting the threats of the future--accelerating climate change, a shift in the international balance of power, and the ascendance of information technology over brute weapons of war--his vision calls for nothing less than a profound overhaul of our understanding of national security. Crucial and provocative, After the Apocalypse sets out new principles to guide the once-but-no-longer sole superpower as it navigates a transformed world."--Page [2] of cover. 520 The purpose of U.S. foreign policy has, at least theoretically, been to keep Americans safe. As we confront a radically changed world, it has become indisputably clear that the terms of that policy have failed. Washington's insistence that a market economy is compatible with the common good, its faith in the idea of the "West" and its "special relationships," its conviction that global military primacy is the key to a stable and sustainable world order-- these have brought endless wars and a succession of moral and material disasters. Bacevich lays down a new approach, based on moral pragmatism, mutual coexistence, and war as a last resort. His vision calls for nothing less than a profound overhaul of our understanding of national security. -- adapted from jacket 651 0 United States |xForeign relations |y21st century. |=^A531519 650 0 World politics |y21st century. |=^A469713 650 7 Diplomatic relations. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01907412 650 7 World politics. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01181381 651 7 United States. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204155 |?UNAUTHORIZED 648 7 2000-2099 |2fast 776 08 |iOnline version:Bacevich, Andrew J. |tAfter the apocalypse |bFirst edition. |dNew York : Metropolitan Books, 2021. |z9781250796004 |w(DLC) 2021002255 949 Order on Demand |wASIS |hJOYNER219 960 |o1 |s26.99 |uJPOS |zUSD 961 |fDMD |m138099 596 1 998 5659006