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Cover
Half-title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Acronyms
Executive Summary
Acknowledgments
PART I NATIONAL SECURITY IN THE NEW AGE
1 A World Wounded
The Post–Cold War Security Environment
The Need to adjust Illusion to Reality
Public Culture Distorts Reality
Antiterrorism Measures Are Not Enough
Mastering the Illusions of the Public Culture
CHAPTER 1: KEY POINTS
2 Long-Term Economic Realism
Vortexes of Danger
Why Economic Realism and Scientific Objectivity Are Sorely Needed
Our Country Has Changed
The Coming Threats to American Security
Strategic Independence
The Need for the International Order to Adapt to Changes among Nations and Regions of the World
Presidential Candor
CHAPTER 2: KEY POINTS
PART II AMERICAN PUBLIC CULTURE AND THE WORLD
3 “Smooth Comforts False” – The Illusions That Confuse Us
Ways in which Public Culture Influences Thinking About the World
Harmonism
Convergence
Unjustified Optimism
The Persistence of Public Culture
Public Culture: A Formal Expression
CHAPTER 3: KEY POINTS
4 Towers of Illusion: Dysfunctional Behaviors
Simplification
Naïve Motivations
Either/Or Choices
Overemphasis on Relationships
How Simplification Misleads
Hype
Distortion
Mastering the Illusions of Public Culture
CHAPTER 4: KEY POINTS
5 Mythomaniacs: The Sources of Our Illusions
The American Public\'s Wishful Thinking
A Glaring Dishonesty of Wishful Thinking
The Delusions of Wishful Thinking
Political Partisanship
The Media
Journalists
Commercial Enterprises
Presidents and Media
CHAPTER 5: KEY POINTS
PART III AMERICAN PUBLIC CULTURE AND OURSELVES
6 Champions of Freedom or Imperialists: How We’re Perceived
How We and Others See Us
President Bush\'s Image of Americans versus the View from Abroad
What Polls Say
The Complex Character of America
Self-Deceptive Duplicity
Accusations of Imperialism
America\'s Changed Message
CHAPTER 6: KEY POINTS
7 We\'re Different Now
Going Where We Didn\'t Seek to Go
How We Americans Have Changed
A Change in Direction
After World War I
After World War II
After the Vietnam War
Changes after September 11
Iraq – The First Big Test
Hidden Motivations
France and Germany
Russia
China
Our Fatal Flaw
CHAPTER 7: KEY POINTS
PART IV THE RECONFIGURATION OF NATIONAL WEALTH AND POWER
8 The Economic Roots of American Power
American Economic Success
The American Economic Culture
The American Economic Creed
How National Economic Cultures Differ
How Different Economic Cultures Yield Different Results
The Economic Cultures of the Great Powers
China
The Growing Economic Power of China
The Advantages of Chinese Economic Culture
Russia
The Economy of the Soviet Union
The Russian Economy Today
Japan
A Crisis of Direction
Economic Performance
Cultural Roots Create a Different Kind of Economy
Japanese Economic Culture Today
Safety Valves
The Uniquely Japanese Way
The Future
European Union
How Europe’s Economic Culture Keeps It Behind
CHAPTER 8: KEY POINTS
9 Economic Disparities among Nations
The Consequences of Differing Economic Cultures
The Statistical Record
The Increasing Gap between Developed and Underdeveloped Nations
CHAPTER 9: KEY POINTS
10 Geopolitical Aspirations of the Nations
Nationalist Fervor in China
Chinese–American Rivalry
The Trend of the Political Climate in China
The Growth and Modernization of China\'s Military
China in the Future
Will China Be an Enemy?
Reviving Superpower: Russia
Rose-Colored Glasses about Russia
Why the Soviet Union Imploded: Back to the Future
Russia – A False Democracy
Russia Will Rearm
Rose-Colored Glasses Again
Russia in the Distant Future
The European Union: Nation-Building on a Super Scale
How Europeans Seek to Bind America
Britain\'s Special Situation
The American Response to European Nation-Building
CHAPTER 10: KEY POINTS
China
Russia
European Union
PART V VORTEXES OF DANGER
11 A Witch\'s Brew of Troubles: The Next Big Wars
Present and Looming Dangers
Dangers of Many Sorts
The Biggest Dangers Facing Us
Terrorism
Russian Military Resurgence: Rising from the Ashes – From
Weakness to Strength Overnight
Chinese Nationalism
European Union Unification and Rivalry
Interactions
Lessons from Experience
The MAD World – The Risk of Nuclear War
Able Archer – 1983
Nuclear Missile Defense (NMD)
The Dynamics of World Disorder
What Our Leaders Should Do
CHAPTER 11: KEY POINTS
12 The Middle East
The Crescent of Fire
Ummah
Muslim Terrorism and Autocracy
The Causes of Terrorism
The Contest in the Middle East
Palestine
The Israeli–Palestinian Smokescreen
The Broader Issues
Justifying Terrorism
Why We Invaded Iraq
How the Administration Confused Us about the Purpose of the War in Iraq
The Ongoing Battle in Iraq
Satans Great and Small
Containment
CHAPTER 12: KEY POINTS
PART VI THE AMERICAN RESPONSE
13 Strategic Independence: An Ounce of Prevention
An Alternative to Multilateralism
Strategic Independence and Engagement
National Missile Defense
The Bush Doctrine
Defense Policy Should Not Be Tied to an Overreaching Foreign Policy
A Window of Opportunity
Preemption: An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure
World War II Was Avoidable
Preemption Could Have Prevented 9/11
When to Preempt
Calculating the Risk
Successful Preemptions
Napoleon
Grenada, 1983
Preemption and Nuclear Weapons
The Soviet Union, 1948
Soviet Union, Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
Soviet Union, President Johnson, 1963 and Beyond
Iraq, President George W. Bush, 2003
CHAPTER 13: KEY POINTS
14 America as Mature Superpower
American Military Effectiveness
Revolution in Military Affairs
The Myth of War without Casualties
A Full-Range Military
The Case against Strategic Independence
Why Strategic Independence Should Now Displace the Current American National Security Strategy
CHAPTER 14: KEY POINTS
PART VII LEADING TOWARD PEACE
15 The Dangers of Overreach
Overreach
America as a Model for the World
America\'s System Is Too Good to Transfer
America\'s System Isn\'t Good Enough to Transfer
Beyond Self-Affirming Sloganeering
Democracy as the Wellspring of Peace
The Danger of American Overreach
CHAPTER 15: KEY POINTS
16 The Transatlantic Trap
The Multilateralist Vision
Forecasts of a Declining America
Collective Security Doesn\'t Work
The Limits to Being a Team Player
All the Way Via Multilateralism to a World Government
Multilateralism as an End
Unilateral Partial Disarmament
An Independent America
CHAPTER 16: KEY POINTS
17 The Middle Course
Adjusting to Major Changes in the World
Finding a Grand Strategy
Responding to Russia
Responding to China
Shoulder or Shed: Are We Suited to be a Hyperpower?
Overreliance on Our Military
An Inappropriate Public Culture
CHAPTER 17: KEY POINTS
PART VIII AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP
18 How Public Culture Inhibits Presidential Leadership
Poor Choices for President
Weak Presidential Leadership
The Geopolitics of Presidential Personalities
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy as “a Little Boy”
Vietnam
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Domestic Focus in Leadership Selection
Weak Leadership in Foreign Affairs
Misjudging Foreign Leaders
American Presidents\' Questionable Skills at War
President Wilson
President Franklin Roosevelt
President Truman
President Kennedy
President Johnson
President Nixon
President Carter
President Reagan
President Bush, Senior
President Clinton
Grading President George W. Bush
Don\'t Rely on Advisors
The Greatest Presidential Challenges
CHAPTER 18: KEY POINTS
19 Choosing a Great President
A Leadership Deficiency
Preparation for the Presidency
Qualifications for the Presidency
Experience
Demonstrated Personal Qualifications
CHAPTER 19: KEY POINTS
20 Master of Illusions
A Strong Tide of Truth
Truth Used to be the First Casualty of War
George W. Bush and Our Public Culture
A Tactical Response versus a Strategic Objective
A Game Played with Other People\'s Lives
The Next Steps
The Key Arguments of This Book
BRIEF KEY POINTS OF THIS BOOK
Notes
Preface
Chapter 1: A World Wounded
Chapter 2: Long-Term Economic Realism
Chapter 3: “Smooth Comforts False” – The Illusions That Confuse Us
Chapter 4: Towers of Illusions: Dysfunctional Behaviors
Chapter 5: Mythomaniacs: The Sources of Our Illusions
Chapter 6: Champions of Freedom or Imperialists: HowWe’re Perceived
Chapter 7: We’re Different Now
Chapter 8: The Economic Roots of American Power
Chapter 9: Economic Disparities Among Nations
Chapter 10: Geopolitical Aspirations of the Nations
Chapter 11: AWitch’s Brew of Troubles: The Next Big Wars
Chapter 12: The Middle East
Chapter 13: Strategic Independence: An Ounce of Prevention
Chapter 14: America asMature Superpower
Chapter 15: The Dangers of Overreach
Chapter 16: The Transatlantic Trap
Chapter 17: TheMiddle Course
Chapter 18: How Public Culture Inhibits Presidential Leadership
Chapter 19: Choosing a Great President
Chapter 20: Master of Illusions
Glossary
Bibliography
Index