The Decline of American Power: The U.S. in a Chaotic World

Synopsis

The internationally renowned theorist contends that the sun is setting on the American empire in this “lucid, informed, and insightful” account ( The New York Times ). The United States currently finds itself [a] superpower that lacks true power, a world leader nobody follows and few respect, and a nation drifting dangerously amidst a global chaos it cannot control. The United States in decline? Its admirers and detractors alike claim the America is now in a position of unprecedented global supremacy.