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OverviewHopes for a new peaceful international order after the end of the Cold War have been dashed by sobering realities: Great powers are once again competing for honor and influence. Nation-states remain as strong as ever, as do the old, explosive forces of ambitious nationalism. The world remains unipolar, but international competition among the United States, Russia, China, Europe, Japan, India, and Iran raise new threats of regional conflict. Communism is dead, but a new contest between western liberalism and the great eastern autocracies of Russia and China has reinjected ideology into geopolitics. Finally, radical Islamists are waging a violent struggle against the modern secular cultures and powers that, in their view, have dominated, penetrated, and polluted their Islamic world. The grand expectation that after the Cold War the world would enter an era of international geopolitical convergence has proven wrong. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert KaganPublisher: Knopf Publishing Group Imprint: Knopf Publishing Group Dimensions: Width: 14.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 19.70cm Weight: 0.295kg ISBN: 9780307269232ISBN 10: 030726923 Pages: 115 Publication Date: 29 April 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAdvance Praise for The Return of History and the End of Dreams<br> <br> In this important, timely, and superbly-written book, Robert Kagan shows that the 'end of history' was an illusion. Today's global challenges pose a stern test for the world's democracies. This book is a wake-up call and should be read by policymakers, politicians, pundits and all who want a guide to the dangerous waters of 21st century geopolitics. <br>--Senator John McCain <br> Robert Kagan has once again written a provocative, thoughtful, and vitally important book that will reshape the way we think about the world, the special purpose that America must play in it, and the principles that must guide us. The Return of History and the End of Dreams is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of American foreign policy-and a reminder of why Robert Kagan is one of our nation's most indispensable strategists. <br>--Senator Joseph Lieberman <br> An eloquent, powerful, disturbing, but ultimately hopeful view of the emerging balance of power in the world-and America's proper role in it. Kagan's views will be an essential part of the debate that will shape our next president's foreign policy. <br>--Richard Holbrooke, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations <br> Robert Kagan gives us a picture of the world today in all its complexity and its simplicity. This is a world where America is dominant but cannot dominate, where the struggle for power and prestige goes on as it always has. Power is at the service of ideas, but the key ideas are also ideas about power: democracy and autocracy. All this in a hundred pages, with style, energy and panache. <br>--Robert Cooper, Director-General for External andPolitico-Military Affairs at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |