Robert Kagan je americký historik a komentátor zahraničnej politiky. Jeho práca sa zameriava na analýzu medzinárodných vzťahov a historické paralely, ktoré formujú súčasné globálne dianie. Kaganov štýl písania je analytický a prenikavý, často skúma dlhodobé trendy a ich dopady na politiku.
After years of tension, there is a sudden recognition that America and Europe are diverging sharply and that the transatlantic relationship has changed, possibly irreversibly. Robert Kagan's landmark analysis of this impasse has reverberated around the world and has established itself as the essential account of the times in which we live.
A reevaluation of America's place in the world from the colonial era to the turn of the twentieth century. Foreign-relations expert Kagan strips away the myth of America's isolationist tradition and reveals a more complicated reality: that Americans have been increasing their global power and influence steadily for the past four centuries. Even from the time of the Puritans, he reveals, America was no shining "city upon a hill" but an engine of commercial and territorial expansion that drove Native Americans, as well as French, Spanish, Russian, and ultimately even British power, from the North American continent. Even before the birth of the nation, Americans believed they were destined for global leadership. Underlying their ambitions, Kagan argues, was a set of ideas and ideals about the world and human nature.--From publisher description.
This sweeping history explores America's transformation into a global superpower, covering its journey from the nation's founding through to the early twentieth century. It serves as a follow-up to the author's acclaimed first volume, delving into key events, figures, and themes that shaped the nation's development and influence on the world stage. The narrative offers insights into the political, social, and economic factors that contributed to America's ascendance during this pivotal period.
This title, from the author of 'Paradise and Power', argues that liberal democratic states and autocratic countries are currently on a collision course
A brilliant and visionary argument for America's role as an enforcer of peace and order throughout the world—and what is likely to happen if we withdraw and focus our attention inward. Recent years have brought deeply disturbing developments around the globe. American sentiment seems to be leaning increasingly toward withdrawal in the face of such disarray. In this powerful, urgent essay, Robert Kagan elucidates the reasons why American withdrawal would be the worst possible response, based as it is on a fundamental and dangerous misreading of the world. Like a jungle that keeps growing back after being cut down, the world has always been full of dangerous actors who, left unchecked, possess the desire and ability to make things worse. Kagan makes clear how the “realist” impulse to recognize our limitations and focus on our failures misunderstands the essential role America has played for decades in keeping the world's worst instability in check. A true realism, he argues, is based on the understanding that the historical norm has always been toward chaos—that the jungle will grow back, if we let it.
American dispute resolution is more adversarial, compared with systems of other economically advanced countries. Americans more often rely on legal threats and lawsuits. American laws are generally more complicated and prescriptive, adjudication more costly, penalties more severe. Here, Kagan examines the origins and consequences of this system. schovat popis
Argues that the world would be worse off if the United States were to withdraw from its position as the predominant power, and that an American decline is not inevitable but that it will take resolve and effort to avoid the possibility.
