A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order

Haass, Richard, Dr.

Published by Penguin Press, New York, N.Y., 2017

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New condition black boards with silver spine lettering, contained in a new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Dedication; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Notes and Index. Second printing. "An examination of a world increasingly defined by disorder and a United States unable to shape the world in its image, from the President of the Council on Foreign Relations. Things fall apart; the center cannot hold. The rules, policies, and institutions that have guided the world since World War II have largely run their course. Respect for sovereignty alone cannot uphold order in an age defined by global challenges from terrorism and the spread of nuclear weapons to climate change and cyberspace. Meanwhile, great-power rivalry is returning. Weak states pose problems just as confounding as strong ones. The United States remains the world's strongest country but American foreign policy has at times made matters worse, both by what the United States has done and by what it has failed to do. The Middle East is in chaos, Asia is threatened by China's rise and a reckless North Korea, and Europe, for decades the world's most stable region, is now anything but. The unexpected vote for "Brexit" signals that many in modern democracies reject important aspects of globalization, including borders open to trade and immigrants. In A World in Disarray, Richard Haass argues for an updated global operating system - call it World Order 2.0 - that reflects the reality that power is widely distributed and that borders count for less. One critical element of this adjustment will be adopting a new approach to sovereignty, one that embraces its obligations and responsibilities as well as its rights and protections. Haass also details how the United States should act toward China and Russia, as well as in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. He suggests, too, what the country should do to address its dysfunctional politics, mounting debt, and the lack of agreement on the nature of its relationship with the world. A World in Disarray is a wise examination, one rich in history of the current world, along with how we got here and what needs doing. Haass shows that the world cannot have stability or prosperity without the United States, but that the United States cannot be a force for global stability and prosperity without its politicians and citizens reaching a new understanding." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Richard Haass is the president of the nonpartisan Council on Foreign Relations. He served as the senior Middle East adviser to President George H.W. Bush and as the director of the Policy Planning Staff under Secretary of State Colin Powell. A recipient of the Presidential Citizens Medal, the State Department's Distinguished Honor Award, and the Tipperary International Peace Award, he is also the author or editor of twelve books on foreign policy and international relations. Dr. Haass lives in New York.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order
• Publisher: Penguin Press, New York, N.Y.
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New