Taming American Power

by Stephen M. Walt

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How firm is America's grasp on global supremacy? The United States currently wields unprecedented global power. Americans often assume that their global role is benevolent and their dominant position unchallenged, but other states are increasingly worried about U.S. dominance and are beginning to turn their concerns into action. Professor and renowned scholar Walt analyzes the different strategies that states employ to counter U.S. power or to harness it for their own ends. These responses show more threaten America's ability to achieve its foreign policy goals and may eventually undermine its dominant position. To prevent this, Walt argues, the United States must adopt a foreign policy that other states welcome, rather than one that reinforces their fear of American power.--From publisher description. show less

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Stephen M. Walt is the academic dean and the Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government

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Canonical title: Taming American Power
Original publication date: 2005 (1st edition, New York, Norton) (1st edition, New York, Norton)
Important places: USA; The World
Disambiguation notice: Full title (2005): Taming American power : the global response to U.S. primacy / Stephen M. Walt; French edition has title: Pourquoi le monde n'aime... (show all) plus les états-unis

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