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Stupidity of War : American Foreign Policy and the Case for Complacency by John Mueller (2021, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101108843832

ISBN-139781108843836

eBay Product ID (ePID)17050085606

Product Key Features

Book TitleStupidity of War : American Foreign Policy and the Case for Complacency

Number of Pages342 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicInternational Relations / General, United States / General

Publication Year2021

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, History

AuthorJohn Mueller

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight22.2 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2020-029064

Reviews'Smart, provocative, and clearly argued, The Stupidity of War charts a path forward that is important for theory, policy, and how we as citizens think about our world.' Robert Jervis, Columbia University, '... Mueller has written a compelling and provocative book that challenges deeply held beliefs of many U.S. policy makers and international relations theorists. His book should be widely read by scholars and practitioners alike.' Zachary C. Shirkey, Critical Dialogue

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal327.7300904

Table Of ContentPart I. Assessing the Threat Record: 1. Korea, massive extrapolation, deterrence, and the crisis circus; 2. Vietnam, containment, and the curious end of the cold war; 3. Military intervention and the continued quest for threat after the cold war; 4. Al-Qaeda and the 9/11 wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan; 5. Chasing terrorists around the globe and other post-9/11 ventures; Part II. Evaluating Present Threats: 6. The rise of China, the assertiveness of Russia, and the antics of Iran; 7. Proliferation, terrorism, humanitarian intervention, and other problems; 8. Hedging, risk, arrogance, and the Iraq syndrome.

SynopsisThis innovate argument shows how increased aversion to international war over the last century has caused countries to no longer view war as a way to resolve differences. Undergraduates and interested readers will consider complacency and appeasement as productive diplomatic devices and discover why a large military force is no longer necessary., It could be said that American foreign policy since 1945 has been one long miscue; most international threats - including during the Cold War - have been substantially exaggerated. The result has been agony and bloviation, unnecessary and costly military interventions that have mostly failed. A policy of complacency and appeasement likely would have worked better. In this highly readable book, John Mueller argues with wisdom and wit rather than ideology and hyperbole that aversion to international war has had considerable consequences. There has seldom been significant danger of major war. Nuclear weapons, international institutions, and America's super power role have been substantially irrelevant; post-Cold War policy has been animated more by vast proclamation and half-vast execution than by the appeals of liberal hegemony; and post-9/11 concerns about international terrorism and nuclear proliferation have been overwrought and often destructive. Meanwhile, threats from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, or from cyber technology are limited and manageable. Unlikely to charm Washington, Mueller explains how, when international war is in decline, complacency and appeasement become viable diplomatic devices and a large military is scarcely required.

LC Classification NumberE744.M84 2021