Strategies of dominance

In a critical overview of U.S. foreign policy since the end of the Cold War, P. Edward Haley draws connections between key elements of George W. Bush's foreign policy and those of Bill Clinton. Haley shows how these elements in both cases produced disastrous results, and proposes an alternative. He faults reliance on American exceptionalism, treatment of globalization and global democratization as vital to security, a misreading of American primacy, expectation of band wagoning by allies, and reliance on economic sanctions and coercive diplomacy. Haley argues these characteristics have replaced a more tolerant Cold War era program in which such attitudes were tempered by recognition of a bipolar world, a nuclear standoff, and a global zero-sum competition for allies and influence.This book covers foreign policies of three post-Cold War presidents George H. W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and George W. Bush--Publisher's description.