Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for Putting America's House in Order

Haass, Richard N

ISBN 10: 0465071996 / ISBN 13: 9780465071999

Published by Basic Books, 2014

Seller Inventory # 0465071996-3-34011189

Synopsis:

A rising China, climate change, terrorism, a nuclear Iran, a turbulent Middle East, and a reckless North Korea all present serious challenges to America's national security. But it depends even more on the United States addressing its burgeoning deficit and debt, crumbling infrastructure, second class schools, and outdated immigration system. While there is currently no great rival power threatening America directly, how long this strategic respite lasts, according to Council on Foreign Relations President Richard N. Haass, will depend largely on whether the United States puts its own house in order. Haass lays out a compelling vision for restoring America's power, influence, and ability to lead the world and advocates for a new foreign policy of Restoration that would require the US to limit its involvement in both wars of choice, and humanitarian interventions. Offering essential insight into our world of continual unrest, this new edition addresses the major foreign and domestic debates since hardcover publication, including US intervention in Syria, the balance between individual privacy and collective security, and the continuing impact of the sequester.

About the Author: Richard N. Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations since July 2003, was previously director of policy planning for the Department of State, where he was a principal advisor to Colin Powell. From 1989-1993, he was special assistant to President George H. W. Bush and senior director for the Near East and South Asia on the staff of the National Security Council. Haass also served in the Reagan and Carter administrations. The recipient of the State Department's Distinguished honour Award and the Presidential Citizens Medal, he is the author or editor of twelve other books. Haass lives in New York City.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for ...
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good