For the past 30 years, post–Cold War triumphalism and a desire to reshape the world have defined US foreign policy. But the unipolar moment is ending. Can policymakers adapt US foreign policy to better fit the 21st century, while avoiding the pitfalls and excesses of recent decades? In First Among Equals, Emma Ashford proposes a pragmatic, realist set of strategic principles for the emerging multipolar world.
For the past 30 years, post–Cold War triumphalism and a desire to reshape the world have defined US foreign policy. But the unipolar moment is ending. Can policymakers adapt US foreign policy to better fit the 21st century, while avoiding the pitfalls and excesses of recent decades? In First Among Equals, Emma Ashford proposes a pragmatic, realist set of strategic principles for the emerging multipolar world.
