The Hell of Good Intentions: America's Foreign Policy Elite and the Decline of U.S. Primacy

by Stephen M. Walt

Book Overview

From the New York Times-bestselling author Stephen M. Walt, The Hell of Good Intentions dissects the faults and foibles of recent American foreign policy--explaining why it has been plagued by disasters like the "forever wars" in Iraq and Afghanistan and outlining what can be done to fix it.

In 1992, the United States stood at the pinnacle of world power and Americans were confident that a new era of peace and prosperity was...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374280037
• ISBN13: 9780374280031
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"