The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force

The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force

Hardcover

03 Jan, 2017

"Speak softly and carry a big stick" Theodore Roosevelt famously said in 1901, when the United States was emerging as a great power. It was the right senti...

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ISBN-10:

0465044727

ISBN-13:

9780465044726

Publisher

Basic Books

Dimensions

9.30 X 6.40 X 1.40 inches

Language

English

Description

"Speak softly and carry a big stick" Theodore Roosevelt famously said in 1901, when the United States was emerging as a great power. It was the right sentiment, perhaps, in an age of imperial rivalry but today many Americans doubt the utility of their global military presence, thinking it outdated, unnecessary or even dangerous.

In The Big Stick, Eliot A. Cohen-a scholar and practitioner of international relations-disagrees. He argues that hard power remains essential for American foreign policy. While acknowledging that the US must be careful about why, when, and how it uses force, he insists that its international role is as critical as ever, and armed force is vital to that role.

Cohen explains that American leaders must learn to use hard power in new ways and for new circumstances. The rise of a well-armed China, Russia's conquest of Crimea and eastern Ukraine, nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran, and the spread of radical Islamist movements like ISIS are some of the key threats to global peace. If the United States relinquishes its position as a strong but prudent military power, and fails to accept its role as the guardian of a stable world order we run the risk of unleashing disorder, violence and tyranny on a scale not seen since the 1930s. The US is still, as Madeleine Albright once dubbed it, "the indispensable nation."

Product Details

ISBN-10

:0465044727

ISBN-13

:9780465044726

Publisher

:Basic Books

Publication date

: 03 Jan, 2017

Format

:Hardcover

Language

:English

Reading Level

: All

No. of Units

:1

Dimension

: 9.30 X 6.40 X 1.40 inches

Weight

:522 g

Editorial Reviews

Ambassador William J. Burns, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former Deputy Secretary of State
"An eloquent argument for hard power's enduring importance in an age of global disorder and domestic diffidence. Drawing on his superb grasp of history, Eliot Cohen describes in clear and compelling detail how military force and strategy can help enable effective American diplomacy and global leadership in the 21st century."

About the Author

Eliot A. Cohen is the Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He is the prize-winning author of several books, including Supreme Command and Conquered into Liberty, and former counselor of the Department of State.

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