Robert Michael Gates
1) Exercise of power: American failures, successes, and a new path forward in the post-Cold War world
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
viii, 453 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Description
"Since the end of the Cold War, the global perception of the United States has progressively morphed from dominant international leader to disorganized entity, seemingly unwilling to accept the mantle of leadership or unable to govern itself effectively. Robert Gates argues that this transformation is the result of the failure of political leaders to understand the complexity of American power, its expansiveness, and its limitations. He makes clear...