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1.The Return of History and the End of Dreams by: Robert Kagan May 01, 2008
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The fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent collapse of the Soviet Union led to many optimistic pronouncements on global politics: we had the peace dividend, the new world order and, in the title of Francis Fukuyama's book alluded to here, the end of history. Maybe the big wake-up call from this reverie came on 11 September 2001, when the world realised that history red in tooth and claw still prowled the earth, but the asymmetric struggles those events represented are not the only ingredients of the dangerous geopolitical brew now cooking, and in this work Robert Kagan sounds a wake up call to the "democracies", summarising the potential perils of, amongst other things, the new-found power of Russia under Putin, ... Read More:

2.Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order by: Robert Kagan March 11, 2004
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This book essentially has three hypotheses: firstly, that with the end of the Cold War, America no longer has to compromise with the Europeans, as there is no enemy against which a united "West" has to present a united front. Secondly, that the EU has developed an obsession with controlling the US by trying to force it to work through the UN where the EU at least in theory has some power. Finally, that Americans believe that war is acceptable to enforce liberal values, whilst the EU is very averse to warfare. The author is not afraid to attack what he sees as European naivety and ingratitude. For example, he asks why the EU is so upset about there only being one superpower, when that superpower is America, and not a potentially much worse country. He also seems ... Read More:

3.Dangerous Nation: America in the World 1600-1900 by: Robert Kagan November 29, 2006
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The United States' ability to cause trouble, sometimes unwittingly, has been demonstrated repeatedly during the nation's history, and Robert Kagan here gives the background to some of those episodes, motivated sometimes by expansionism (Mexican and Indian Wars), sometimes by the desire of slavers to expand their influence (the struggle for Texas, which I admit I'd never perceived or seen portrayed in that light before), and sometimes through good intentions (the Spanish-American War). The US was for many years, Kagan points out, a beacon of liberality in an ocean of reaction, especially during periods of royal restoration in Europe, yet frequently it hesitated on the brink of intervention and left progressive forces disappointed and in the lurch, as in the struggles in South America ... Read More:

4.Present Dangers: Crisis and Opportunity in American Foreign and Defense Policy by: Robert Kagan, William Kristol November 25, 2000
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The United States' ability to cause trouble, sometimes unwittingly, has been demonstrated repeatedly during the nation's history, and Robert Kagan here gives the background to some of those episodes, motivated sometimes by expansionism (Mexican and Indian Wars), sometimes by the desire of slavers to expand their influence (the struggle for Texas, which I admit I'd never perceived or seen portrayed in that light before), and sometimes through good intentions (the Spanish-American War). The US was for many years, Kagan points out, a beacon of liberality in an ocean of reaction, especially during periods of royal restoration in Europe, yet frequently it hesitated on the brink of intervention and left progressive forces disappointed and in the lurch, as in the struggles in South America ... Read More:

5.The Return of History and the End of Dreams by: Robert Kagan April 29, 2008
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The fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent collapse of the Soviet Union led to many optimistic pronouncements on global politics: we had the peace dividend, the new world order and, in the title of Francis Fukuyama's book alluded to here, the end of history. Maybe the big wake-up call from this reverie came on 11 September 2001, when the world realised that history red in tooth and claw still prowled the earth, but the asymmetric struggles those events represented are not the only ingredients of the dangerous geopolitical brew now cooking, and in this work Robert Kagan sounds a wake up call to the "democracies", summarising the potential perils of, amongst other things, the new-found power of Russia under Putin, of the growing economic clout of China, and the potential ... Read More:

6.Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order by: Robert Kagan February 28, 2003
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This book essentially has three hypotheses: firstly, that with the end of the Cold War, America no longer has to compromise with the Europeans, as there is no enemy against which a united "West" has to present a united front. Secondly, that the EU has developed an obsession with controlling the US by trying to force it to work through the UN where the EU at least in theory has some power. Finally, that Americans believe that war is acceptable to enforce liberal values, whilst the EU is very averse to warfare. The author is not afraid to attack what he sees as European naivety and ingratitude. For example, he asks why the EU is so upset about there only being one superpower, when that superpower is America, and not a potentially much worse country. He also seems puzzled by Europe's refusal to spend more ... Read More:

7.Dangerous Nation by: Robert Kagan October 10, 2006
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The United States' ability to cause trouble, sometimes unwittingly, has been demonstrated repeatedly during the nation's history, and Robert Kagan here gives the background to some of those episodes, motivated sometimes by expansionism (Mexican and Indian Wars), sometimes by the desire of slavers to expand their influence (the struggle for Texas, which I admit I'd never perceived or seen portrayed in that light before), and sometimes through good intentions (the Spanish-American War). The US was for many years, Kagan points out, a beacon of liberality in an ocean of reaction, especially during periods of royal restoration in Europe, yet frequently it hesitated on the brink of intervention and left progressive forces disappointed and in the lurch, as in the struggles in South America involving Chile, Peru and Bolivia. ... Read More:

8.Of Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order by: Robert Kagan 2004-01
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In this fascinating little book, author Robert Kagan (author of Sleeping With the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude) presents the reader with a piercing and evenhanded analysis of why the United States and Europe have become so alienated from each other, and how we have come to this point. The author sees the alienation as being caused by two facts. The first is that there is a substantive difference in military power, with America having the might to do what it thinks best, and Europe finding its options limited by its lack of might. Secondly, both Europe and the United States are products of their own histories, with Europe finding its future by binding its members with multilateral agreements and forbidding unilateral military operations, and with America being shaped by its understanding that it faces enemies ... Read More:

9.Institutions and Public Law: v. 40: Comparative Approaches: v. 40 (Teaching Texts in Law and Politics,) from: Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2005-07
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In this fascinating little book, author Robert Kagan (author of Sleeping With the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude) presents the reader with a piercing and evenhanded analysis of why the United States and Europe have become so alienated from each other, and how we have come to this point. The author sees the alienation as being caused by two facts. The first is that there is a substantive difference in military power, with America having the might to do what it thinks best, and Europe finding its options limited by its lack of might. Secondly, both Europe and the United States are products of their own histories, with Europe finding its future by binding its members with multilateral agreements and forbidding unilateral military operations, and with America being shaped by its understanding that it faces enemies ... Read More:

10.The Return of History and the End of Dreams by: Robert Kagan March 01, 2009
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The fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent collapse of the Soviet Union led to many optimistic pronouncements on global politics: we had the peace dividend, the new world order and, in the title of Francis Fukuyama's book alluded to here, the end of history. Maybe the big wake-up call from this reverie came on 11 September 2001, when the world realised that history red in tooth and claw still prowled the earth, but the asymmetric struggles those events represented are not the only ingredients of the dangerous geopolitical brew now cooking, and in this work Robert Kagan sounds a wake up call to the "democracies", summarising the potential perils of, amongst other things, the new-found power of Russia under Putin, of the growing economic clout of China, and the potential for mischief from the direction ... Read More:

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