Title: The global gamble
Description: In The Global Gamble, Peter Gowan argues that, since the collapse of the Soviet bloc, the US government has been pursuing an attempt to construct a global empire a unipolar world in which Washington can control and shape the pattern of economic and political change in all regions of the globe. Only by understanding this ambition can we grasp the dynamics of international politics and economics in the contemporary world. Gowan explores the origins and distinctive forms of Washington's imperial project, from the collapse of the Soviet bloc through to the Gulf War of 1991, developments in the European Union, the enlargement of NATO and East Asian financial collapse. He also explores the efforts of various neoliberal intellectuals to legitimate the American project in terms of liberalism. He concludes that the US Faustian project is almost certainly doomed to failure and unless plans are made now for such an eventuality, the world could face grave and possibly catastrophic breakdowns early in the next century.
Subjects: Foreign relations, World politics, United states, foreign relations, 1989-, United states, foreign economic relations, North atlantic treaty organization, Imperialism, United states, politics and government, 20th century, World politics, 20th century, United states, foreign relations, 20th century, Foreign economic relations, Politics and government, International economic relations, International trade
Places: United States
Time periods: 1989-