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America's Moment to Alter History's Course
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November 2006
On Sale: October 30, 2006
272 pages
ISBN: 1586484532
EAN: 9781586484538
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This is a book that describes an unprecedented moment in
which the United States has a chance to bring about a world
where most people are safe, free, and can enjoy a decent
standard of living.
The principal reason the 21st century shows such promise is
that the potential for armed conflict involving today's
major powers is remote. This remarkable development
reflects not just U.S. military and economic might but also
the assessment that much of what the United States seeks to
achieve in the world has the potential to be broadly
acceptable to others.
But the combination of these circumstances will not stay
unchanged. Like all great moments, it will pass. If we are
not careful, the world could see its energies diverted by a
new cold war - or, even worse, descend into anarchy defined
by terrorism, disease, the spread of nuclear weapons,
genocide, and extreme poverty. More than anything else, it will be how well and how wisely
the United States uses its immense power that will determine
the future. The United States does not need the world's
permission to act, but it does need the world's support to
succeed.
What will it take to get the world's support? The answer to
this question is what makes The Opportunity truly
vital reading. Richard Haass provides a much-needed foreign
policy compass, one with the potential to do for this
post-Cold War, post-9/11, post-Iraq world what George
Kennan's containment doctrine did for the previous era.
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