![]() ![]() ![]() Today, as then, the pressing issue of how to wield power with prudence & responsibility remains, & his cautions about the cost of hubris are still timely. As America grapples with its new role as one power among many-rather than as the "indispensable nation" that sees "further into the future"-Kennan's perceptive analysis of the past is all the more relevant. Keenly aware of the dangers of military intervention & the negative effects of domestic politics on foreign policy, he identifies troubling inconsistencies in the areas between actions & ideals-even when the strategies in question turned out to be decided successes. Drawing on his considerable diplomatic experience, he offers an overview & critique of the foreign policy of an emerging great power whose claims to rightness often spill over into self-righteousness, whose ambitions conflict with power realities, whose judgmentalism precludes the interests of other states, & whose domestic politics frequently prevent prudent policies & result in overstretch. For over 50 years, Kennan's "American Diplomacy" has been a standard work on American foreign policy. ![]()
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