Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Tables ix
4. Preface and Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction. The Puzzle and the Argument 1
6. 1. Between Offensive Liberalism and Defensive Realism— Four Approaches to Grand Strategy 9
7. 2. Explaining Changes in Grand Strategy 37
8. 3. The Road to Offensive Realism: The Evolution of US Grand Strategy in the Early Cold War, 1945– 50 50
9. 4. From Preponderance to Détente after the Cuban Missile Crisis 100
10. 5. From Détente to the “Second Cold War”: From Kennedy to Carter 130
11. 6. Reagan’s Turn to the Second Détente 155
12. 7. Making the World in Its Own Image: The Post– Cold War Grand Strategy 167
13. 8. The Post- 9/11 Period: The Emergence of Offensive Liberalism 186
14. 9. Obama: From Defensive Liberalism to Defensive Realism— Systemic Changes Lead to the End of the Liberalization Project 216
15. 10. America First: The Trump Grand Strategy in a Comparative Perspective 226
16. 11. The Past, Present, and Future of American Grand Strategy: Some Final Observations 247
17. Appendix 1: Indicators of Grand Strategy Change 257
18. Appendix 2: Summary of Major Changes in US Grand Strategy and Their Explanation 261
19. Appendix 3: Competing US Approaches to Grand Strategy in the Age of Trump 263
20. Notes 267
21. Index 331