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Although US foreign policy was largely unpopular in the early 2000s, many nation-states, especially those bordering Russia and China, expanded their security cooperation with the US. In Alignment, Alliance, and American Grand Strategy, Zachary Selden notes that the regional power of these two illiberal states prompt threatened neighbouring states to align with the United States.

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“When it comes to prominent analyses of alliance politics within the fieldof international relations, Selden shows quite convincingly the limits ofthe conventional wisdom, whether realist, liberal, or constructivist. AsSelden puts it so well, American allies will only assist in the maintenanceof American hegemony if the U.S. demonstrates both the capability andthe will to defend it. Altogether this is an argument with solid empiricalsupport—surprising yet persuasive—strong theoretical implications, anddemonstrable policy relevance.” - Colin Dueck, George Mason University

“Timely and well-researched, Alignment, Alliance, and American GrandStrategy makes convincing and well-supported cases about the dynamicsof US power in the contemporary IR environment.” - Scott Jones, University of Georgia

Alignment Alliance and American Grand Strategy

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      Publisher The University of Michigan Press
      Published 7/30/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780472130009
      978-0472130009
      ISBN-10 0472130005
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      International relations Warfare and defence

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Although US foreign policy was largely unpopular in the early 2000s, many nation-states, especially those bordering Russia and China, expanded their security cooperation with the US. In Alignment, Alliance, and American Grand Strategy, Zachary Selden notes that the regional power of these two illiberal states prompt threatened neighbouring states to align with the United States.

      Trade Review
      “When it comes to prominent analyses of alliance politics within the fieldof international relations, Selden shows quite convincingly the limits ofthe conventional wisdom, whether realist, liberal, or constructivist. AsSelden puts it so well, American allies will only assist in the maintenanceof American hegemony if the U.S. demonstrates both the capability andthe will to defend it. Altogether this is an argument with solid empiricalsupport—surprising yet persuasive—strong theoretical implications, anddemonstrable policy relevance.” - Colin Dueck, George Mason University

      “Timely and well-researched, Alignment, Alliance, and American GrandStrategy makes convincing and well-supported cases about the dynamicsof US power in the contemporary IR environment.” - Scott Jones, University of Georgia

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