Retreat and Its Consequences: American Foreign Policy and the Problem of World Order

by Robert J. Lieber

What are the consequences of retreat and retrenchment in foreign policy? In recent years, America has pulled back from its long-time role of international leadership. In doing so the Obama administration has sought to conciliate adversaries, shown indifference to allies; called upon the international community to step in; proclaimed and then disavowed 'red lines'; and preferred to lead from behind in the face of catastrophic civil war in Syria, ISIS...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316506711
• ISBN13: 9781316506714
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"