{"product_id":"shields-of-the-republic-the-triumph-and-peril-of-americas-alliances-paperback","title":"Shields of the Republic: The Triumph and Peril of America's Alliances - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMira Rapp-Hooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rapp-Hooper takes on directly and convincingly the Trumpian critique that alliances are not worth the investment and have led the nation to fight other people's battles for them...Her deep erudition, crisp prose style, and innate brilliance shine through on most every page.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The threat of COVID-19 has bolstered her argument, making plain both the importance of the alliance system and the imperative to adapt alliances to new ends.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Musters rock-solid evidence to demonstrate what policymakers have long believed: that America's alliances are a remarkably effective foreign policy tool.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Stephen Hadley, former National Security Advisor \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Argues persuasively that the complex alliance system instituted after the devastation of World War II has proven remarkably successful.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the first 150 years of its existence, heeding George Washington's warning about the dangers of \"entangling alliances,\" the United States had just one alliance--a valuable but highly controversial military arrangement with France. That changed dramatically with the Second World War. Between 1948 and 1955, the United States extended defensive security guarantees to twenty-three countries in Europe and Asia. Seventy years later, it is allied with thirty-seven countries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday the alliance system is threatened from without and within. China and Russia seek to break America's alliances through conflict and non-military erosion, while US politicians and voters, skeptical of costs, believe we may be better off without them. But what if the alliance system is a victim of its own quiet success? Mira Rapp-Hooper argues that a grand strategy focused on allied defense, deterrence, and assurance helped to keep the peace throughout the Cold War and that the alliance system remains critical to America's safety and prosperity in the twenty-first century.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.27 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687474663487,"sku":"9780674292161","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3f6944c9d150af605b35d983441a1048.webp?v=1764978726","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/shields-of-the-republic-the-triumph-and-peril-of-americas-alliances-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}