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“amongst people,” and COIN
changing perception of
as first resort
increasing use of, post-Vietnam
as last resort
moral justification of
“nipping in bud”
reinvention of, and Iraq
reinvention of, post-9/11
reinvention of, post-Vietnam
SAC and
Warnke, Paul
War Powers Act (1973)
warrior class
Washington, George
Washington Post
Washington rules (national security consensus). See also specific countries, policymakers, and wars
Afghanistan and
Army secures niche in
benefits of
benign motives and
challenging
clinging to
COIN and Iraq and
cost of
definition, shortcomings, and origins of
Dulles and LeMay lay foundation of
Eisenhower on
global military presence and
global war on terror and
leadership seen as hard power by
Long War and
McNamara and JFK strengthen
nuclear strategists find niche in
Obama and restoration of
permanent crisis created by
persistence of, across presidencies
post-Cold War
post-9/11
post-Vietnam
promises of, vs. reality
public acceptance of
RMA and
setbacks in, and action not reflection
Vietnam critics challenge
Vietnam reassessment, and reconstitution of
Vietnam War and
Watergate scandal
weapons of mass destruction
Weekly Standard
Weiner, Tim
West Germany
Westmoreland, William C.
Wilson, Charles E.
Wilson, Woodrow
Winthrop, John
Wisner, Frank
Wolfowitz, Paul
Woodward, Bob
World War I
World War II
World War III
Yemen
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ANDREW J. BACEVICH, a professor of history and international relations at Boston University, retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of colonel. He is the author of The Limits of Power and The New American Militarism. His writing has appeared in Foreign Affairs, Atlantic Monthly, The Nation, New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. He is the recipient of a Lannan Award and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
THE AMERICAN EMPIRE PROJECT
In an era of unprecedented military strength, leaders of the United States, the global hyperpower, have increasingly embraced imperial ambitions. How did this significant shift in purpose and policy come about? And what lies down the road?
The American Empire Project is a response to the changes that have occurred in America’s strategic thinking as well as in its military and economic posture. Empire, long considered an offense against America’s democratic heritage, now threatens to define the relationship between our country and the rest of the world. The American Empire Project publishes books that question this development, examine the origins of U.S. imperial aspirations, analyze their ramifications at home and abroad, and discuss alternatives to this dangerous trend.
The project was conceived by Tom Engelhardt and Steve Fraser, editors who are themselves historians and writers. Published by Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Henry Holt and Company, its titles include Hegemony or Survival and Failed States by Noam Chomsky, The Blowback Trilogy by Chalmers Johnson, The Limits of Power by Andrew Bacevich, Crusade by James Carroll, Blood and Oil by Michael Klare, Dilemmas of Domination by Walden Bello, Devil’s Game by Robert Dreyfuss, A Question of Torture by Alfred McCoy, A People’s History of American Empire by Howard Zinn, The Complex by Nick Turse, and Empire’s Workshop by Greg Grandin.
For more information about the American Empire Project and for a list of forthcoming titles, please visit www.americanempireproject.com.