Table of Contents
Preface 1
Introduction 5
Part 1 Origins
Chapter 1 Exceptionalism Myth & Reality 13
True Leadership 13
The Idea 17
Roosevelt's Dream 24
The UN Charter 29
Unrivalled Authority 31
Chapter 2 Ideology Cold War 34
Harry Truman 34
Fear of Communism 40
Breakdown in Poland 44
Japan & Korea 48
Doctrine & Distrust 54
Part 2 Outcomes
Chapter 3 Compromise Coups & Interventions 63
The CIA 63
Iran 1953 69
Guatemala 1954 74
Vietnam 1963 78
Chile 1973 85
Iraq 2003 90
Chapter 4 Criticism Warnings from Within 97
Voices of Dissent 97
Eisenhower 98
Shoup 100
Bacevich 104
Fulbright 107
Kennan 112
Part 3 Consequences
Chapter 5 Militarism Dominance & Overmatch 121
War Culture 121
Global Projection 128
Foreign Bases 133
Exorbitance 137
The Pentagon 142
Hidden Costs 145
Chapter 6 Unilateralism America First 154
Treaties & Conventions 154
International Scrutiny 158
Trade, Tariffs & WTO 164
Economic Sanctions 170
Summits, Arms & Climate 181
Part 4 The Future
Chapter 7 Asia First a Changing World 191
Waging War 191
Asian Wave 193
Decline & Fall 196
China Inc. 198
Belt & Road Initiative 203
Chapter 8 Shifting Alliances Looking East 209
China & Russia 209
The Middle East 213
South Asia 223
Southeast Asia 228
Africa 233
Latin America 238
Europe 241
Conclusion 249
Notes 259
Index 309
Acknowledgements 323