Title: The fourth power
Subtitle: A Grand Strategy for the United States in the Twenty-First Century
First published: 2004
Description: "Today, even as America asserts itself globally, it lacks a grand strategy to replace "containment of communism." In this book, Gary Hart outlines a new grand strategy, one directing America's powers to the achievement of its large purposes." "Central to this strategy is the power of American principles, what Hart calls "the fourth power." Constitutional liberties, representative government, press freedom - these and other democratic principles, attractive to peoples worldwide, constitute a resource that may prove as important to national security and the national interest in this dangerous new century as traditional military, economic, and political might." "Applying the best insights of strategy to statecraft, Hart finds confusion, hubris, and "theological" simplicity in America's current foreign policy. Nor does he believe the war on terror, necessary in the near term, will itself serve to chart America's larger strategic course. A vision of an America responsive to a full spectrum of global challenges, The Fourth Power calls for an understanding both of the threats we face and the profound strengths at our disposal to fight them."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Politics and government, World politics, National security, Military policy, Foreign relations, National security, united states, World politics, 1989-, United states, foreign relations, 2001-2009, United states, military policy, United states, politics and government, 2001-2009
Places: United States
Time periods: 2001-, 1989-, 2001-2009
LC classification: E895 .H37 2004