TY - BOOK AU - Mandelbaum,Michael TI - The four ages of American foreign policy: weak power, great power, superpower, hyperpower SN - 9780197746929 (pbk) AV - 002 E 183.7 M271f 2024 U1 - 327.73 PY - 2024/// CY - New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - United States KW - Foreign relations KW - Estados Unidos KW - Relaciones exteriores N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Independence, 1765-1788 In the shadow of the French Revolution, 1788-1815 The continental republic, 1815-1865 Great-power debut, 1865-1914 The offshore balancer, 1914-1933 The arsenal of democracy, 1933-1945 The contest of systems, 1945-1953 War improbable, peace impossible, 1953-1979 A superpower dies in bed, 1979-1990 The new world order, 1990-2001 Back to the future, 2001-2015 N2 - "Terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington D.C. on September 11, 2001, launched the United States into three wars: a global war on terror; a war in Afghanistan; and a war against Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq. In both Afghanistan and Iraq American efforts to install stable, democratic, friendly governments encountered opposition, and the United States found itself fighting against insurgencies in both places. In 2008, a severe financial crisis struck America, which led to a prolonged global recession. By the end of this period, Russia, China, and Iran had begun to mount serious challenges to American interests in Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East respectively. This brought an end to the fourth age of American foreign policy"-- ER -