The Frugal Superpower examines how the financial constraints of the early 21st century reshape the global role of the United States. Michael Mandelbaum argues that the era of expansive American international engagement—supported by ample economic resources—is ending, giving rise to a more restrained foreign policy. By analyzing geopolitical shifts, budget limitations, and global expectation…
In The Strategic Quadrangle five experts on East Asia explore the new shape of power among the major players in the region-Russia, China, Japan, and the United States. The authors examine the web of alliances, historical rivalries, and conflicting worldviews that define the relations among these four powers and analyze how the interactions among them will affect East Asia and the international …
This book discusses the pattern of change and conditions in Russia after Stalin. Then it also explains Russia during the Gorbachev era. The evolution of US policy goals and western influence on the Soviet Union.