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Mandelbaum, Michael, author.
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The four ages of Ame...
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The four ages of American foreign policy : weak power, great power, superpower, hyperpower / Michael Mandelbaum.
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Mandelbaum, Michael, author.
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
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United States -- Foreign relations.
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9780197621790 (hardcover) :
0197621791 (hardcover)
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xiii, 610 pages ; 25 cm
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The first age: weak power, 1765-1865. Independence, 1765-1788 -- In the shadow of the French Revolution, 1788-1815 -- The continental republic, 1815-1865 -- The second age: great power, 18651945. Great-power debut, 1865-1914 -- The offshore balancer, 1914-1933 -- The arsenal of democracy, 1933-1945 -- The third age: superpower, 1945-1990. The contest of systems, 1945-1953 -- War improbable, peace impossible, 1953-1979 -- A superpower dies in bed, 1979=1990 -- The fourth age: hyperpower, 1990-2015. The new world order, 1990-2001 -- Back to the future, 2001-2015.
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"Terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington D.C. on September 11, 2001, launched the United States into three wars: a global war on terror; a war in Afghanistan; and a war against Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq. In both Afghanistan and Iraq American efforts to install stable, democratic, friendly governments encountered opposition, and the United States found itself fighting against insurgencies in both places. In 2008, a severe financial crisis struck America, which led to a prolonged global recession. By the end of this period, Russia, China, and Iran had begun to mount serious challenges to American interests in Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East respectively. This brought an end to the fourth age of American foreign policy"--
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