Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for Putting America's House in Order"A concise, comprehensive guide to America's critical policy choices at home and overseas . . . without a partisan agenda, but with a passion for solutions designed to restore our country's strength and enable us to lead." -- Madeleine K. Albright A rising China, climate change, terrorism, a nuclear Iran, a turbulent Middle East, and a reckless North Korea all present serious challenges to America's national security. But it depends even more on the United States addressing its burgeoning deficit and debt, crumbling infrastructure, second class schools, and outdated immigration system. While there is currently no great rival power threatening America directly, how long this strategic respite lasts, according to Council on Foreign Relations President Richard N. Haass, will depend largely on whether the United States puts its own house in order. Haass lays out a compelling vision for restoring America's power, influence, and ability to lead the world and advocates for a new foreign policy of Restoration that would require the US to limit its involvement in both wars of choice, and humanitarian interventions. Offering essential insight into our world of continual unrest, this new edition addresses the major foreign and domestic debates since hardcover publication, including US intervention in Syria, the balance between individual privacy and collective security, and the continuing impact of the sequester. |
Contents
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| 11 | |
Brave New World | 15 |
American Primacy | 21 |
Chinas Rise | 31 |
A PostEuropean World | 38 |
The Wannabe Major Powers | 43 |
The Global Gap | 48 |
Integration | 100 |
Restoration | 104 |
A Defensible Defense | 114 |
RESTORATION AT HOME | 121 |
The Deficit and the Debt | 123 |
Energy | 129 |
Education | 134 |
Infrastructure | 139 |
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Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for Putting America's House in Order Richard N. Haass No preview available - 2014 |
Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for Putting America's House in Order Richard N. Haass No preview available - 2013 |
Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for Putting America's House in Order Richard N Haass No preview available - 2014 |
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