Bromley American Power and the Prospects for International Order

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-5841-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, E-Book

The turn of the century has seen the US greatly enhance itsmilitary supremacy across the world. It has also played a key rolein shaping the international economic order. More recently,however, its world-wide economic domination has started to diminishas other regions and countries have become globally importantplayers.
Simon Bromley brings a fresh perspective to these issues,arguing that it is as yet unclear whether the US will be capable ofrising to the challenges posed by the new world order. He carefullyexamines the intricacies of these debates including the Americanideology of a liberal international order and the relation of thisto the Bush doctrine; US power in the transatlantic arena andUS-European integration in relation to the EU and NATO; and thegeo-politics of oil. He looks at a range of challenges to USdominance, including the weakening of the dollar; the rapid growthand industrialization of Asia; and the strengths and weaknesses ofBush's foreign policy.
This book is set to spark debate amongst students and scholarsof international politics, as well as appealing to anyoneinterested in the changing shape of the international order.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bromley, Simon

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables and Figures vii
Preface viii
Introduction: The American Project for a LiberalInternational Order 1
1 The American Ideology: Modernization Theory and theNeo-Conservatives 8
Introduction 8
What Was Modernization Theory? 10
Containment and 'Development' 14
Modernization Theory and World Order 20
Modernity Is Not the 'End of History' 31
Modernization Theory, the Neo-Conservatives and the BushDoctrine 37
Conclusions 50
2 America's Transatlantic Empire: Where in the World IsAmerica? 52
Introduction 52
The American Empire 54
Imperialism 61
Anarchy, Rivalry and Interdependence 66
US Power and the Liberal Capitalist International Order 82
Conclusions 97
3 American Oil, World Oil: Resources, Confl icts, Control andScarcity 101
Introduction 101
Reasons for War? 103
America's Oil, World Oil 106
OPEC and World Oil 115
The United States and Middle East Oil 118
Reshaping the Greater Middle East 122
The Role of Oil in the New Middle East Strategy 135
Carry on Driving? 143
Conclusions 148
4 American Power, the Future of the Dollar and the Challengeof China 149
Introduction 149
International Money 151
From Fixed to Floating Exchange Rates 160
Resurgent Asia 173
Containing China? 185
Conclusions 199
Conclusion: The Prospects for a Liberal International Order202
Notes 211
Bibliography 226
Name Index 237
Subject Index 240

Über Autor(innen)

Simon Bromley is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at the Open University.