American power today is without historical precedent, dominating the world system. No other nation has enjoyed such formidable advantages in military, economic, technological, cultural, and political capabilities. How stable is this unipolar American order? Will the age-old dynamic of the balance of power reemerge as the other great powers rise up to challenge American preeminence? America Unrivaled examines these questions. The experts in this volume contend that full-scale balancing in this new world order has not yet occurred. They ask if a backlash against American dominance is just around the corner, or if characteristics of the current situation alter or eliminate the entire logic of power balancing.

American power poses threats, as do the likely responses to that power, the experts argue in America Unrivaled. The definition of these threats is critical to understanding future political trends and learning whether an original (and stable) world system has already come into existence. Most of the contributors agree that novel features of the American hegemony and the wider global order make an automatic return to a traditional balance of power order unlikely.

About the Author

G. John Ikenberry is Peter F. Krogh Professor of Geopolitics and Global Justice at Georgetown University. Among his previous books are After Victory: Institutions, Strategic Restraint, and the Rebuilding of Order after Major Wars and Reasons of State: Oil Politics and the Capacities of American Government, the latter from Cornell.

Reviews

This volume taps realist, liberal, and constructivist scholarship to deliver a number of competing and complementary conclusions on the potential return to traditional great power politics....This is highly valuable for both its theoretical insights and relevance to current discussions on US foreign policy.

* Virginia Quarterly Review *



Book Information
ISBN 9780801488023
Author G. John Ikenberry
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Cornell University Press
Publisher Cornell University Press
Weight(grams) 907g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 155mm * 22mm