Title The big stick : the limits of soft power & the necessity of military force / Eliot A. Cohen.

Publication Info.

New York : Basic Books, [2016]

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Location	Call No.	Status
Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department	355 COH	Check Shelf
Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department	355.033 COH	Check Shelf

Description	xv, 285 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction: national duties -- 1. Why the United States? -- 2. Fifteen years of war -- 3. The American hand -- 4. China -- 5. Jihadis -- 6. Dangerous states -- 7. Ungoverned space and the commons -- 8. The logic of hard power -- Postscript: the eagle's head.
Summary	A scholar of international relations outlines compelling arguments in favor of America's enduring relevance and why an active military presence is essential to preserving and enforcing the nation's foreign policies.
Subject	United States -- Military policy.
	United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.
	United States -- Military relations.
	National security -- United States.
	United States -- Armed Forces.
	Armed Forces. (OCoLC)fst00814586
	Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412
	Military policy. (OCoLC)fst01021386
	Military relations. (OCoLC)fst01353799
	National security. (OCoLC)fst01033711
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International)
Chronological Term	2000-2099
ISBN	9780465044726 (hardcover)
	0465044727 (hardcover)
	9780465096572 (electronic book)

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